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Puerto Rico

3,203,295 Population
3,424.4 square miles 935.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$18,766 ±$378 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$27,213 ±$751 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

37.3% ±1% (1,184,965  ±30,230) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.6 minutes ±0.5 (31,906,280  ±765,554) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,242,609 ±10,856 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 (3,164,676  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.7% ±0.4% (19,803  ±3,206) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,616,963 ±7,687 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$142,100 ±$1,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

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Social

81.9% ±1.1% (1,988,848  ±26,943.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.7% ±0.7% (721,127  ±16,025.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

95.5% ±0.2% (2,990,946  ±4,626.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

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2.3% ±0.2% (62,064  ±4,271) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
62,064 Total veterans ±4,271 58,159 Male ±4,158 3,905 Female ±1,272

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