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Puerto Rico

3,221,789 Population
3,424.4 square miles 940.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$16,676 ±$384 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$24,112 ±$515 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

41.7% ±0.9% (1,333,111  ±27,214) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.1 minutes ±0.5 (29,833,450  ±646,427) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

1,289,311 ±9,077 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 (3,184,401  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

2.9% ±0.3% (21,708  ±2,546) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

1,598,570 ±7,274 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$122,200 ±$1,260 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

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Social

81.7% ±1% (1,963,871  ±22,914) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
29.9% ±0.6% (717,719  ±14,443.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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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2.4% ±0.2% (64,847  ±4,169) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
64,847 Total veterans ±4,169 62,041 Male ±4,137 2,806 Female ±947

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