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Ponce & Jayuya Municipios PUMA, PR

142,208 Population
159.5 square miles 891.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 43.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$11,392 ±$714 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $13,345 ±$270
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$14,381 ±$1,169 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Puerto Rico: $20,474 ±$382
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

54.9% ±3% (76,526  ±4,443) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 43.5% 1,376,809 (±0.8% / ±24,017)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

23.6 minutes ±1 (935,395  ±48,787) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Puerto Rico: 29.3 28,751,940 (±0.2 / ±240,105)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

57,155 ±2,189 Number of households
  • Puerto Rico: 1,170,982 ±9,101
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0.1 (138,541  ±2,941) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.7 3,158,324 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3.5% ±1.9% (1,094  ±579) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.8% † 20,986 (±0.4% / ±2,687)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

72,927 ±1,631 Number of housing units
  • Puerto Rico: 1,559,505 ±7,241
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$95,900 ±$1,934 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $110,300 ±$1,108
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

N/A Moved since previous year * ACS 2019 5-year data

Social

79.1% ±3.7% (80,524  ±3,990.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 78.8% 1,813,327 (±1% / ±22,647.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
29.4% ±2.2% (29,960  ±2,327) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 27.2% 626,580 (±0.6% / ±13,828.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

93.1% ±0.5% (136,669  ±786) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 94.5% 2,999,644 (±0.1% / ±3,915.4)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

1.4% ±0.6% (1,959  ±873) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.7% 87,133 (±0.2% / ±7,289)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

2.1% ±0.6% (2,475  ±679) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.7% 69,417 (±0.1% / ±3,407)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
2,475 Total veterans ±679 2,475 Male ±679 N/A Female ±234

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