Census Reporter

Puerto Rico

3,255,642 Population
3,424.3 square miles 950.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$13,318 ±$113 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$21,058 ±$186 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

43.4% ±0.3% (1,400,958  ±10,574) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

29.1 minutes ±0.2 (28,231,525  ±265,469) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

1,205,749 ±3,649 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.7 ±0 (3,219,830  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

3% ±0.2% (23,159  ±1,321) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

1,559,976 ±2,716 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$111,200 ±$532 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

77.5% ±0.4% (1,806,974  ±9,940) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
26.7% ±0.3% (621,800  ±5,998) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

94.6% ±0.1% (2,956,965  ±3,523.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

2.7% ±0.1% (88,386  ±2,339) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

2.8% ±0.1% (72,679  ±1,887) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
72,679 Total veterans ±1,887 69,893 Male ±1,811 2,786 Female ±378

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