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Fajardo, PR

24,269 Population
8.1 square miles 2,982.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 44.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 44.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$14,873 ±$1,019 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $20,176 ±$238
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $17,981 ±$179
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$25,380 ±$2,590 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $29,276 ±$378
  • a little less than the amount in Puerto Rico: $26,297 ±$261
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

42.4% ±3.8% (10,225  ±993) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 37% 753,577 (±0.4% / ±8,187)
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 40.5% 1,299,426 (±0.4% / ±12,068)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.8 minutes ±1.8 (189,740  ±26,560) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 29.4 20,735,956 (±0.2 / ±204,210)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 28 29,404,204 (±0.2 / ±261,029)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,030 ±624 Number of households
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 829,535 ±3,985
  • Puerto Rico: 1,290,866 ±4,630
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (24,048  ±968) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.5 2,030,946 (±0 / ±1,198)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.5 3,197,034
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.2% ±1.7% (182  ±98) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 3% 14,240 (±0.3% / ±1,229)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.9% 21,908 (±0.2% / ±1,392)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

14,491 ±551 Number of housing units
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 1,028,553 ±3,404
  • Puerto Rico: 1,634,357 ±4,364
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$121,400 ±$3,196 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $145,900 ±$1,114
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $131,500 ±$959
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

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Social

86% ±3.7% (15,239  ±930.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 83.3% 1,281,584 (±0.6% / ±9,034)
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 81.2% 1,965,301 (±0.5% / ±11,189.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.5% ±2.9% (5,414  ±563.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 32.3% 496,611 (±0.4% / ±5,621.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.8% 721,619 (±0.3% / ±6,901.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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4.2% ±0.9% (837  ±181) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.5% 42,462 (±0.1% / ±1,578)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.4% 64,118 (±0.1% / ±1,785)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
837 Total veterans ±181 815 Male ±184 22 Female ±21

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