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Ponce Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Ponce Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ponce Municipio is a mid-sized Puerto Rican county with a population of 134,676 that has contracted by 6.4% over five years, reflecting broader island outmigration trends. The labor market is constrained, with a 14.1% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of just 38.5%, while median household income stands at $19,877 and a poverty rate of 50.9% signals significant economic pressure across the population. Housing costs are low — median home value of $108,200 and median gross rent of $504/month — and 30.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, against a median age of 44.5 years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

129,659

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$19,877

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

Ponce Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race75,139 (56.6%)
  • White Alone34,484 (26.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone14,892 (11.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,675 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,347 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone120 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish121,527
  2. 2.Other Indo-European67
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic41
  5. 5.Arabic26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$14,020

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

50.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,076
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)6,412
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,401
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,880
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)3,341

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,330
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,015
  3. 3.Service Occupations8,824
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,052
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,911

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.57×)2,799
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.47×)6,042
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.21×)2,146
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.19×)3,923
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)9,651

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$108,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$504/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9997,355 (19.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,201 (11.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9994,059 (10.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9993,361 (8.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9992,604 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,010 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

38.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$19,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone33,080 (85.3%)
  • Carpooled2,369 (6.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,303 (5.9%)
  • Walked472 (1.2%)
  • Other264 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle129 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.