Boquerón, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,853

2024 Median Age

47.1

0.633% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

41%

18.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$30,705

5.18% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$142,300

13.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

622

4.45% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Boquerón, PR employs 622 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Boquerón, PR were Educational Services (131 people), Accommodation & Food Services (103 people), and Finance & Insurance (75 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($13,141), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,870), and Educational Services ($12,118).

Employment

Occupations

622

2024 Value

± 249

−4.45%

1 Year decline

± 60.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boquerón, PR declined at a rate of −4.45%, from 651 employees to 622 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boquerón, PR, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (105 people), Sales & Related Occupations (71 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (68 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boquerón, 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

622

2024 Value

± 249

−4.45%

1 Year decline

± 60.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boquerón, PR declined at a rate of −4.45%, from 651 employees to 622 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boquerón, PR, are Educational Services (131 people), Accommodation & Food Services (103 people), and Finance & Insurance (75 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boquerón, PR, though some of these residents may live in Boquerón, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$12,422

Median earning men ± $41,611

$13,953

Median earning women ± $3,802

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,870).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boquerón, PR was $142,300 in 2024, which is 0.428 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,000 to $142,300, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Boquerón, PR is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Boquerón, PR have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boquerón, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$142,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,994

$534

Median Property Taxes

±$181

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

74.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Boquerón, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Boquerón, 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.

$30,705

Median Household Income

± $12,248

700

Number of Households

± 214

In 2024, the median household income of the 700 households in Boquerón, PR declined from $30,705 from the previous year's value of $32,381.

The following chart displays the households in Boquerón, 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 Boquerón, 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 (79.6%)
Worked At Home (17.7%)
Walked (2.65%)

In 2024, 79.6% of workers in Boquerón, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.7%) and those who walked to work (2.65%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boquerón, PR have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Boquerón, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boquerón, PR (759 out of 1.85k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boquerón, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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.

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