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Ponce, PR Metro Area

265,039 Population
365.5 square miles 725.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$14,343 ±$808 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$23,324 ±$1,528 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

45.1% ±3.2% (117,159  ±8,331) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.8 minutes ±0.8 (1,932,225  ±75,440) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

103,089 ±2,410 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (259,133  ±229) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±1.7% (2,595  ±1,025) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

130,986 ±2,244 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$113,500 ±$3,710 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

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Social

81.6% ±3.5% (160,693  ±7,078.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.9% ±2% (50,929  ±3,938.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

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1.5% ±0.3% (3,380  ±715) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,380 Total veterans ±715 3,280 Male ±703 100 Female ±123

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