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Puerto Rico

3,205,691 Population
3,424.4 square miles 936.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$17,976 ±$435 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$25,621 ±$602 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

39.6% ±0.8% (1,257,607  ±26,856) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.8 minutes ±0.4 (31,645,060  ±642,766) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,277,486 ±11,386 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±,434.9 (3,168,018  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3% ±0.4% (22,016  ±3,206) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,613,134 ±8,779 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$131,500 ±$1,738 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

N/A

Social

82% ±1% (1,974,306  ±24,499.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
30.8% ±0.7% (741,119  ±15,886.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

95% ±0.2% (3,000,002  ±4,772.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

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2.2% ±0.2% (58,220  ±4,291) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
58,220 Total veterans ±4,291 53,991 Male ±3,984 4,229 Female ±1,203

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