Aguilita, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,637
2024 Median Age
46.9
17.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
60.7%
10.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$19,950
5.29% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$103,500
2.07% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,189
12.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Aguilita, 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 Aguilita, PR was $103,500, and the homeownership rate was 83.7%.

Most people in Aguilita, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Aguilita, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoJuana Díaz Municipio, PRPonce, PRPonce PUMA, PRJuana Díaz, Coamo & Villalba PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 7.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.75k people) in Aguilita, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 367 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 331 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aguilita, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.75k ± 573
  2. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    367 ± 311
  3. White (Hispanic)
    331 ± 331
100%
Hispanic Population
3.64k people

In 2024, there were 7.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.75k people) in Aguilita, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 367 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 331 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Aguilita, PR are hispanic (3.64k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
12 ± 29

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Economy

The economy of Aguilita, PR employs 1.19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Aguilita, PR were Accommodation & Food Services (259 people), Manufacturing (195 people), and Retail Trade (182 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($33,250), Public Administration ($31,042), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($29,194).

Employment

Occupations

1.19k
2024 Value
± 289
−12.8%
1 Year decline
± 37.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aguilita, PR declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 1.36k employees to 1.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aguilita, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (231 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (181 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (153 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aguilita, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.19k
2024 Value
± 289
−12.8%
1 Year decline
± 37.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aguilita, PR declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 1.36k employees to 1.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aguilita, PR, are Accommodation & Food Services (259 people), Manufacturing (195 people), and Retail Trade (182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aguilita, PR, though some of these residents may live in Aguilita, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$15,625
Median earning men ± $2,578
$20,049
Median earning women ± $8,385

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($31,719), Retail Trade ($19,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($18,984).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($17,443), Manufacturing ($14,784), and Retail Trade ($9,375).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Aguilita, PR was $103,500 in 2024, which is 0.311 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $101,400 to $103,500, a 2.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Aguilita, PR is 83.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Aguilita, PR have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aguilita, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$103,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,700
$1,174
Median Property Taxes
±$221

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

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

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Rent vs Own

83.7%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.7% of the housing units in Aguilita, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$19,950
Median Household Income
± $6,209
1.4k
Number of Households
± 283

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.4k households in Aguilita, PR declined from $19,950 from the previous year's value of $21,065.

The following chart displays the households in Aguilita, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aguilita, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (90.7%)
  2. Public Transit (4.67%)
  3. Walked (2.89%)

In 2024, 90.7% of workers in Aguilita, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (4.67%) and those who walked to work (2.89%).

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.

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Commute Time

24.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aguilita, PR have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Aguilita, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

60.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aguilita, PR (2.21k out of 3.64k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

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

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.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Aguilita, PR has health coverage, with 22.7% on employee plans, 54.7% on Medicaid, 7.59% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.935% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.9%
Uninsured
22.7%
Employer Coverage
54.7%
Medicaid
7.59%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
0.935%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aguilita, PR declined by 16.2% from 4.66% to 3.9%.

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