Comerío Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

18,711

2024 Median Age

42.1

0.238% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

52.8%

0.378% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$17,134

0.695% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$97,400

5.89% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

5,526

0.468% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Comerío Municipio, 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 Comerío Municipio, PR was $97,400, and the homeownership rate was 65.5%.

Most people in Comerío Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Comerío Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Comerío Municipio, PR borders Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR, Barranquitas Municipio, PR, Bayamón Municipio, PR, Cidra Municipio, PR, and Naranjito Municipio, PR.

United States Puerto Rico San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.92 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (9.91k people) in Comerío Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Other (Hispanic) and 2.82k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Comerío Municipio, PR

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
9.91k ± 1.16k
Other (Hispanic)
3.39k ± 703
White (Hispanic)
2.82k ± 720

100%

Hispanic Population

18.7k people

100% of the people in Comerío Municipio, PR are hispanic (18.7k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
143 ± 176
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 44
Vietnam
19 ± 45

Comerío Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 4.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

96.1% of the population of Comerío Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 17.8% on employee plans, 63% on Medicaid, 9.56% on Medicare, 4.94% on non-group plans, and 0.766% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.1% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.93%

Uninsured

17.8%

Employer Coverage

63%

Medicaid

9.56%

Medicare

4.94%

Non-Group

0.766%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Comerío Municipio, PR declined by 18.9% from 4.85% to 3.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Comerío Municipio, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Comerío Municipio, PR employs 5.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Comerío Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (826 people), Retail Trade (816 people), and Public Administration (677 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,705), Finance & Insurance ($61,705), and Utilities ($32,537).

Employment

Occupations

5.53k

2024 Value

± 780

−0.468%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Comerío Municipio, PR declined at a rate of −0.468%, from 5.55k employees to 5.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Comerío Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (722 people), Sales & Related Occupations (589 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (513 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Comerío Municipio, 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

5.53k

2024 Value

± 780

−0.468%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Comerío Municipio, PR declined at a rate of −0.468%, from 5.55k employees to 5.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Comerío Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (826 people), Retail Trade (816 people), and Public Administration (677 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Comerío Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Comerío Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$17,635

Median earning men ± $3,494

$19,419

Median earning women ± $2,482

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,435), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($23,839), and Wholesale Trade ($23,070).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,705), Public Administration ($24,543), and Manufacturing ($23,365).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Comerío Municipio, PR was $97,400 in 2024, which is 0.293 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $103,500 to $97,400, a 5.89% decrease. The homeownership rate in Comerío Municipio, PR is 65.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Comerío Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Comerío Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$97,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,408

$4,006

Median Property Taxes

±$412

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.5%

Homeownership

2024

76.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.5% of the housing units in Comerío Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Comerío Municipio, 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.

$17,134

Median Household Income

± $1,751

6.11k

Number of Households

± 589

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.11k households in Comerío Municipio, PR declined from $17,134 from the previous year's value of $17,254.

The following chart displays the households in Comerío Municipio, 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 Comerío Municipio, 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 (82.4%)
Carpooled (6.35%)
Walked (3.31%)

In 2024, 82.4% of workers in Comerío Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.35%) and those who walked to work (3.31%).

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

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Comerío Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.07% of the workforce in Comerío Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Comerío Municipio, PR (9.86k out of 18.7k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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