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San Juan Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

San Juan Municipio is Puerto Rico's primary urban and administrative center, with a workforce of roughly 338,661 residents and a notably high educational attainment rate of 42.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Labor costs are low — median worker earnings sit at $22,996 and median household income at $27,992 — though unemployment runs at 14.5% and labor force participation is just 52.1%, reflecting structural constraints in the local economy. Housing remains inexpensive, with a median home value of $171,400 and median gross rent of $596/month, while a 39.5% poverty rate and -1.7% population decline over five years signal ongoing demographic and economic contraction.

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

Population

332,454

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$27,992

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race111,541 (33.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone99,591 (29.6%)
  • White Alone77,702 (23.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone33,372 (9.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races12,346 (3.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone906 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish302,556
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)587
  3. 3.Other Indo-European535
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)497
  5. 5.Arabic152

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

6,161

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,332

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

39.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance27,038
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services20,747
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)14,045
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services14,022
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing11,897

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations57,208
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations30,956
  3. 3.Service Occupations26,383
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations10,592
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,439

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.55×)9,483
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.53×)9,429
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.45×)3,533
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.39×)4,177
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.29×)11,184

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$596/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

52.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,99910,932 (13.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99910,044 (12.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9999,292 (11.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9997,788 (9.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9997,081 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9996,455 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

42.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$22,996

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone96,566 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home10,835 (8.2%)
  • Carpooled9,189 (7.0%)
  • Walked5,798 (4.4%)
  • Public Transit4,524 (3.4%)
  • Other3,564 (2.7%)

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.