Census Reporter

Ponce & Jayuya Municipios PUMA, PR

149,913 Population
159.5 square miles 940.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 42.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$11,286 ±$532 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $13,318 ±$113
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$17,169 ±$668 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $21,058 ±$186
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

51.9% ±1.5% (76,109  ±2,204) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 43.4% 1,400,958 (±0.3% / ±10,574)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

23.7 minutes ±0.7 (905,550  ±40,060) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Puerto Rico: 29.1 28,231,525 (±0.2 / ±265,469)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

57,456 ±816 Number of households
  • Puerto Rico: 1,205,749 ±3,649
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (146,216  ±447) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.7 3,219,830 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

3.7% ±1% (1,215  ±319) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 3% 23,159 (±0.2% / ±1,321)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

72,020 ±465 Number of housing units
  • Puerto Rico: 1,559,976 ±2,716
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$97,900 ±$1,432 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $111,200 ±$532
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

77.9% ±1.7% (82,249  ±1,766.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 77.5% 1,806,974 (±0.4% / ±9,940)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
27.9% ±1.1% (29,497  ±1,151.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 26.7% 621,800 (±0.3% / ±5,998)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

93.6% ±0.6% (133,964  ±865) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 94.6% 2,956,965 (±0.1% / ±3,523.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

1.1% ±0.2% (1,712  ±345) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.7% 88,386 (±0.1% / ±2,339)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

2.8% ±0.3% (3,338  ±381) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.8% 72,679 (±0.1% / ±1,887)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
3,338 Total veterans ±381 3,236 Male ±363 102 Female ±72

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