Aguas Buenas, PR

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2024 Population

3,488

2024 Median Age

46.9

3.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

56.7%

11.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$16,419

2.45% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$119,900

0.58% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,130

0.0886% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Aguas Buenas, 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 Aguas Buenas, PR was $119,900, and the homeownership rate was 46.4%.

Most people in Aguas Buenas, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Aguas Buenas, PR was 2 cars per household.

United States Puerto Rico Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR Cayey, Cidra & Barranquitas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.56 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.55k people) in Aguas Buenas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 995 White (Hispanic) and 380 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aguas Buenas, PR

Other (Hispanic)
1.55k ± 634
White (Hispanic)
995 ± 444
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
380 ± 213

100%

Hispanic Population

3.49k people

100% of the people in Aguas Buenas, PR are hispanic (3.49k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

Gulf War (1990s)
28 ± 51
Vietnam
19 ± 37

Aguas Buenas, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Aguas Buenas, PR.

Health

96.4% of the population of Aguas Buenas, PR has health coverage, with 16.3% on employee plans, 60.7% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 4.16% on non-group plans, and 1.81% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.2% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.64%

Uninsured

16.3%

Employer Coverage

60.7%

Medicaid

13.5%

Medicare

4.16%

Non-Group

1.81%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aguas Buenas, PR declined by 20.3% from 4.57% to 3.64%.

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

Economy

The economy of Aguas Buenas, PR employs 1.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Aguas Buenas, PR were Public Administration (216 people), Retail Trade (180 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,125), Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,250), and Public Administration ($19,769).

Employment

Occupations

1.13k

2024 Value

± 402

0.0886%

1 Year growth

± 48.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aguas Buenas, PR grew at a rate of 0.0886%, from 1.13k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aguas Buenas, PR, are Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (172 people), Material Moving Occupations (140 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (129 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aguas Buenas, 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

1.13k

2024 Value

± 402

0.0886%

1 Year growth

± 48.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aguas Buenas, PR grew at a rate of 0.0886%, from 1.13k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aguas Buenas, PR, are Public Administration (216 people), Retail Trade (180 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aguas Buenas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Aguas Buenas, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$20,067

Median earning men ± $1,805

$20,554

Median earning women ± $5,341

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($19,769) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,730).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,659) and Retail Trade ($9,828).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Aguas Buenas, PR was $119,900 in 2024, which is 0.36 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,600 to $119,900, a 0.58% decrease. The homeownership rate in Aguas Buenas, PR is 46.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Aguas Buenas, PR have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aguas Buenas, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$119,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,792

$685

Median Property Taxes

±$205

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 Aguas Buenas, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

46.4%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 46.4% of the housing units in Aguas Buenas, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Aguas Buenas, 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.

$16,419

Median Household Income

± $3,964

1.48k

Number of Households

± 322

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Aguas Buenas, PR declined from $16,419 from the previous year's value of $16,831.

The following chart displays the households in Aguas Buenas, 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 Aguas Buenas, 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 (87.9%)
Walked (8.23%)
Carpooled (3.89%)

In 2024, 87.9% of workers in Aguas Buenas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (8.23%) and those who carpooled to work (3.89%).

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

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aguas Buenas, PR have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.973% of the workforce in Aguas Buenas, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

56.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aguas Buenas, PR (1.98k out of 3.49k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aguas Buenas, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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.