Ponce Municipio, PR

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2022 Population

136,542

1.94% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$107,300

8.49% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Ponce Municipio, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Ponce Municipio, PR are Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (1,178 degrees awarded in 2022), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (675 degrees), and University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (379 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Ponce Municipio, PR was $107,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Ponce Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ponce Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Ponce Municipio, PR borders Adjuntas Municipio, PR, Jayuya Municipio, PR, Juana Díaz Municipio, PR, Peñuelas Municipio, PR, and Utuado Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Ponce Municipio, PR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Ponce Municipio, PR are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,409 people), Retail Trade (5,372 people), and Educational Services (5,182 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ponce Municipio, PR, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ponce Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ponce Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,409 people), Retail Trade (5,372 people), and Educational Services (5,182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ponce Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Ponce Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($42,881), Public Administration ($29,522), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,603).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,333), Public Administration ($26,471), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,102).

Establishments by Size

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Education

In 2022, universities in Ponce Municipio, PR awarded 3,455 degrees. The student population of Ponce Municipio, PR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 5,365 male students and 8,764 female students.

The largest universities in Ponce Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (1,178 and 34.1%), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (675 and 19.5%), and University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (379 and 11%).

The most popular majors in Ponce Municipio, PR are General Biomedical Sciences (205 and 5.93%), Electrician (191 and 5.53%), and General Psychology (185 and 5.35%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ponce Municipio, PR was $107,300 in 2022, which is 0.381 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $98,900 to $107,300, a 8.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Ponce Municipio, PR is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Ponce Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ponce Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$107,300

Median Property Value 2022

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ponce Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ponce Municipio, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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75.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ponce Municipio, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Ponce Municipio, PR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Ponce Municipio, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ponce Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2022, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.209% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (84.9%)
Carpooled (7.53%)
Worked At Home (4.24%)

In 2022, 84.9% of workers in Ponce Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.53%) and those who worked at home (4.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ponce Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Ponce Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ponce Municipio, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ponce Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ponce Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ponce Municipio, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.