Dulce, NM
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dulce, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,417. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet DULCE-NM · Dulce, NM 1 ZIPs · 3,417 pop · #23681/25278 · Rio Arriba County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $41,679
- RANK-BOTTOM #23681/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Chama
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 64% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 3,417
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $56,100
Nearest income peer: Chama, NM ( $2,790 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Dulce
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dulce on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Chama · lowest
Chama · lowest
$38,889 median HH income
- Dulce · this city
Dulce · this city
$41,679 median HH income
- Hernandez · near
Hernandez · near
$48,228 median HH income
- Ojo Caliente · near
Ojo Caliente · near
$56,134 median HH income
- Espanola · near
Espanola · near
$58,448 median HH income
- Abiquiu · highest
Abiquiu · highest
$85,453 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dulce, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 6th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 3,417
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $41,679
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($41,679 average) · poverty 20.8%. The primary code (87528) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.2%) for this income tier, rent $472 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within New Mexico, Mentmore is the closest lower-income city and Sunland Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dulce.
Population concentration
Dulce's single ZIP 87528 carries the town
Dulce is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 87528 is the entire residential footprint (3,417 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dulce
Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $1,626k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87528 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .
ZIP Codes in Dulce, NM
These ZIP codes sit in Rio Arriba County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dulce. See the Rio Arriba County roll-up →
Dulce sits in the lower half of Rio Arriba County on income: Espanola, Chimayo and Ohkay Owingeh report more, and only Chama reports less. Abiquiu marks the far end of that range at $85,453, 105% above Dulce.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87528 | 3,417 | $41,679 | 11 | 2 |
Dulce roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dulce, .