Bajadero, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,814
2024 Median Age
43.9
0.688% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
45%
0.0366% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$22,361
0.983% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$99,100
1.33% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,042
0.579% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bajadero, 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 Bajadero, PR was $99,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Bajadero, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Bajadero, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoArecibo Municipio, PRArecibo, PRArecibo, Manatí & Barceloneta PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.83 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.11k people) in Bajadero, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.16k Other (Hispanic) and 293 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bajadero, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.11k ± 528
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.16k ± 477
  3. White (Hispanic)
    293 ± 228
100%
Hispanic Population
3.81k people

In 2024, there were 1.83 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.11k people) in Bajadero, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.16k Other (Hispanic) and 293 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Bajadero, PR are hispanic (3.81k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bajadero, 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
24 ± 34

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

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Economy

The economy of Bajadero, PR employs 1.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bajadero, PR were Retail Trade (169 people), Educational Services (142 people), and Public Administration (140 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($35,758), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,375), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,223).

Employment

Occupations

1.04k
2024 Value
± 270
0.579%
1 Year growth
± 37.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bajadero, PR grew at a rate of 0.579%, from 1.04k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bajadero, PR, are Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (167 people), Sales & Related Occupations (165 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (142 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bajadero, 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

1.04k
2024 Value
± 270
0.579%
1 Year growth
± 37.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bajadero, PR grew at a rate of 0.579%, from 1.04k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bajadero, PR, are Retail Trade (169 people), Educational Services (142 people), and Public Administration (140 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bajadero, PR, though some of these residents may live in Bajadero, 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

$22,225
Median earning men ± $2,279
$23,258
Median earning women ± $6,390

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,650), Manufacturing ($23,382), and Public Administration ($21,277).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,223), Retail Trade ($11,404), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($10,571).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bajadero, PR was $99,100 in 2024, which is 0.298 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,800 to $99,100, a 1.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Bajadero, PR is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bajadero, PR have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bajadero, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$99,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,216
$954
Median Property Taxes
±$210

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

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

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Rent vs Own

71.5%
Homeownership
2024
75.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Bajadero, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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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.
$22,361
Median Household Income
± $14,006
1.33k
Number of Households
± 256

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.33k households in Bajadero, PR declined from $22,361 from the previous year's value of $22,583.

The following chart displays the households in Bajadero, 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 Bajadero, 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 (92.6%)
  2. Walked (3.81%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.6%)

In 2024, 92.6% of workers in Bajadero, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (3.81%) and those who worked at home (3.6%).

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

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bajadero, PR have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.6% of the workforce in Bajadero, 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 Bajadero, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bajadero, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bajadero, PR (1.71k out of 3.8k 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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

90.8% of the population of Bajadero, PR has health coverage, with 19.2% on employee plans, 49.2% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 5.29% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.9% were men and 56.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.9% were men and 56.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.24%
Uninsured
19.2%
Employer Coverage
49.2%
Medicaid
17.1%
Medicare
5.29%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bajadero, PR grew by 30.1% from 7.1% to 9.24%.

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