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None of the households in Benítez, 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 Benítez, PR was $95,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.8%.
In 2024, there were 2.96 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (421 people) in Benítez, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 142 White (Hispanic) and 84 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2024, there were 2.96 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (421 people) in Benítez, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 142 White (Hispanic) and 84 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
98.4% of the people in Benítez, PR are hispanic (698 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Benítez, PR as a share of the total population.
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.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Benítez, PR.
84.9% of the population of Benítez, PR has health coverage, with 6.35% on employee plans, 53% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 7.48% under 18 years, 14.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.1% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Benítez, PR declined by 6.35% from 16.1% to 15.1%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benítez, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benítez, PR declined at a rate of −46.2%, from 275 employees to 148 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benítez, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (44 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benítez, PR.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benítez, PR declined at a rate of −46.2%, from 275 employees to 148 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benítez, PR, are Public Administration (45 people), Construction (44 people), and Educational Services (28 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benítez, PR, though some of these residents may live in Benítez, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The median property value in Benítez, PR was $95,800 in 2024, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $100,400 to $95,800, a 4.58% decrease. The homeownership rate in Benítez, PR is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
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 Benítez, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Benítez, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in Benítez, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Benítez, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 339 households in Benítez, PR declined from $17,964 from the previous year's value of $18,481.
The following chart displays the households in Benítez, 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 $15k - $20k range.
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.
In 2024, 100% of workers in Benítez, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).
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.
The following chart displays the households in Benítez, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benítez, PR have 5 cars.
48.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benítez, PR (346 out of 709 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 Males 65 - 74.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benítez, 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.
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Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.