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Puerto Rico

Demographic and economic profile of Puerto Rico, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

3,203,295

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$25,096

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

44.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.9% since 2018

Puerto Rico lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,146,311 (35.2%)
  • Two or More Races979,385 (30.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone879,626 (27.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone237,762 (7.3%)
  • Asian Alone6,035 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone5,598 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,988,559
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,321
  3. 3.Other Indo-European1,240
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,172
  5. 5.Arabic535

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

66,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$16,794

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

41.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care240,689
  2. 2.Retail Trade147,231
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management121,743
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation106,310
  5. 5.Manufacturing100,582

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations366,734
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations279,415
  3. 3.Service Occupations227,322
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations134,115
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations105,811

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.69×)89,185
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.29×)67,680
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.21×)147,231
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)30,944
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)106,310

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$562/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999152,955 (18.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999101,600 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99993,143 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99966,093 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99965,731 (7.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,99964,184 (7.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$20,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone897,097 (82.8%)
  • Carpooled72,558 (6.7%)
  • Worked at Home58,340 (5.4%)
  • Walked27,141 (2.5%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other16,454 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit10,213 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.