Ciales, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,510

2024 Median Age

38.7

6.91% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

50.5%

11.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$23,682

16.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$106,700

10% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

675

10.9% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Ciales, PR employs 675 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ciales, PR were Manufacturing (159 people), Retail Trade (138 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (127 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($26,645), Educational Services ($19,353), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,608).

Employment

Occupations

675

2024 Value

± 273

−10.9%

1 Year decline

± 60.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ciales, PR declined at a rate of −10.9%, from 758 employees to 675 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ciales, PR, are Production Occupations (132 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (113 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (89 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ciales, 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

675

2024 Value

± 273

−10.9%

1 Year decline

± 60.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ciales, PR declined at a rate of −10.9%, from 758 employees to 675 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ciales, PR, are Manufacturing (159 people), Retail Trade (138 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ciales, PR, though some of these residents may live in Ciales, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$17,347

Median earning men ± $12,043

$18,212

Median earning women ± $12,993

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($29,048) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,454).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($26,075) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,080).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ciales, PR was $106,700 in 2024, which is 0.321 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,000 to $106,700, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Ciales, PR is 51.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ciales, PR have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ciales, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$106,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,528

$421

Median Property Taxes

±$146

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

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

Rent vs Own

51.7%

Homeownership

2024

53%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.7% of the housing units in Ciales, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ciales, 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.

$23,682

Median Household Income

± $8,202

815

Number of Households

± 212

In 2024, the median household income of the 815 households in Ciales, PR grew to $23,682 from the previous year's value of $20,306.

The following chart displays the households in Ciales, 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 Ciales, 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 (87.4%)
Carpooled (8.71%)
Other (3.89%)

In 2024, 87.4% of workers in Ciales, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.71%) and those who used some unspecified means to get 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

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ciales, PR have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.8% of the workforce in Ciales, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ciales, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ciales, PR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

50.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ciales, PR (1.27k out of 2.51k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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