Adjuntas Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

17,960

2024 Median Age

45.1

2.04% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

60.9%

1.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$19,549

5.07% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$94,300

6.19% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,946

0.508% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Adjuntas 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.

In 2024, the median property value in Adjuntas Municipio, PR was $94,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.7%.

Most people in Adjuntas Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Adjuntas Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Adjuntas Municipio, PR borders Guayanilla Municipio, PR, Lares Municipio, PR, Peñuelas Municipio, PR, Ponce Municipio, PR, Utuado Municipio, PR, and Yauco Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 8.21 times more White (Hispanic) residents (14.3k people) in Adjuntas Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.75k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.48k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Adjuntas Municipio, PR

White (Hispanic)
14.3k ± 664
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.75k ± 503
Other (Hispanic)
1.48k ± 440

99.6%

Hispanic Population

17.9k people

99.6% of the people in Adjuntas Municipio, PR are hispanic (17.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Adjuntas Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
81 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
47 ± 42
Gulf War (2001-)
38 ± 68

Adjuntas Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.72 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Adjuntas Municipio, PR.

Health

95.1% of the population of Adjuntas Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 9.91% on employee plans, 66.6% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 7.96% on non-group plans, and 0.223% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.92%

Uninsured

9.91%

Employer Coverage

66.6%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

7.96%

Non-Group

0.223%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Adjuntas Municipio, PR declined by 1.43% from 4.99% to 4.92%.

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

Economy

The economy of Adjuntas Municipio, PR employs 4.95k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Adjuntas Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (866 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (465 people), and Educational Services (447 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($33,063), Educational Services ($26,491), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,485).

Employment

Occupations

4.95k

2024 Value

± 618

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Adjuntas Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 4.92k employees to 4.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Adjuntas Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (760 people), Management Occupations (404 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (340 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Adjuntas Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.95k

2024 Value

± 618

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Adjuntas Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 4.92k employees to 4.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Adjuntas Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (866 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (465 people), and Educational Services (447 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Adjuntas Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Adjuntas Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,545

Median earning men ± $3,560

$17,156

Median earning women ± $1,732

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($22,989), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,763), and Manufacturing ($21,398).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,113), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($20,523), and Information ($18,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Adjuntas Municipio, PR was $94,300 in 2024, which is 0.283 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,800 to $94,300, a 6.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Adjuntas Municipio, PR is 67.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Adjuntas Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Adjuntas Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$94,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,522

$4,109

Median Property Taxes

±$401

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 Adjuntas Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.7%

Homeownership

2024

73.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.7% of the housing units in Adjuntas Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$19,549

Median Household Income

± $1,426

6.07k

Number of Households

± 503

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.07k households in Adjuntas Municipio, PR grew to $19,549 from the previous year's value of $18,605.

The following chart displays the households in Adjuntas 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (81.7%)
Walked (7.76%)
Worked At Home (5.38%)

In 2024, 81.7% of workers in Adjuntas Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (7.76%) and those who worked at home (5.38%).

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

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Adjuntas Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Adjuntas Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Adjuntas 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 Adjuntas Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Adjuntas Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

60.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Adjuntas Municipio, PR (10.9k out of 17.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Adjuntas Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.