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Puerto Rico

3,263,584 Population
3,424.4 square miles 953 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$14,468 ±$338 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$22,237 ±$478 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

40.5% ±0.9% (1,310,464  ±28,786) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

27.1 minutes ±0.4 (26,443,736  ±607,954) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

1,165,982 ±9,161 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.8 ±0 (3,228,683  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

2.5% ±0.3% (19,216  ±2,544) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

1,526,801 ±7,559 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$114,100 ±$1,225 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

N/A Moved since previous year * ACS 2021 5-year data

Social

79.7% ±1% (1,912,629  ±24,261.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
28.5% ±0.6% (683,894  ±13,866.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

94.9% ±0.1% (3,024,742  ±4,124.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

2.7% ±0.2% (87,638  ±7,382) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

2.4% ±0.2% (64,295  ±4,070) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
64,295 Total veterans ±4,070 60,207 Male ±3,963 4,088 Female ±1,401

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