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Ponce, PR Metro Area

266,237 Population
365.5 square miles 728.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.6 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$14,696 ±$881 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$20,978 ±$2,259 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

45.3% ±2.6% (118,656  ±6,762) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.3 minutes ±0.6 (1,517,585  ±56,009) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

105,603 ±2,870 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (261,014  ±1,492) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

1.9% ±1% (1,171  ±628) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

130,371 ±2,331 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$98,200 ±$2,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

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Social

82.2% ±3.2% (161,658  ±6,434.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
30.3% ±1.9% (59,635  ±3,838.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

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1.6% ±0.5% (3,622  ±1,025) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,622 Total veterans ±1,025 3,255 Male ±943 367 Female ±334

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