Coto Laurel, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,698
2024 Median Age
56
2.27% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
52.6%
24% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$16,869
10.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$83,600
9.91% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
770
40.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Coto Laurel, 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 Coto Laurel, PR was $83,600, and the homeownership rate was 77.1%.

Most people in Coto Laurel, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Coto Laurel, PR was 3 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoPonce Municipio, PRPonce, PRPonce PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 7 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.12k people) in Coto Laurel, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 302 White (Hispanic) and 191 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coto Laurel, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.12k ± 794
  2. White (Hispanic)
    302 ± 254
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    191 ± 203
100%
Hispanic Population
2.7k people

In 2024, there were 7 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.12k people) in Coto Laurel, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 302 White (Hispanic) and 191 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Coto Laurel, PR are hispanic (2.7k people).

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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

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    57 ± 91
  2. Vietnam
    21 ± 39

Coto Laurel, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Coto Laurel, PR employs 770 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coto Laurel, PR were Retail Trade (193 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (120 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,973), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,973), and Accommodation & Food Services ($18,621).

Employment

Occupations

770
2024 Value
± 323
40.3%
1 Year growth
± 46.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coto Laurel, PR grew at a rate of 40.3%, from 549 employees to 770 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coto Laurel, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (259 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (113 people), and Health Technologists & Technicians (75 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coto Laurel, 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

770
2024 Value
± 323
40.3%
1 Year growth
± 46.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coto Laurel, PR grew at a rate of 40.3%, from 549 employees to 770 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coto Laurel, PR, are Retail Trade (193 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (120 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (92 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coto Laurel, PR, though some of these residents may live in Coto Laurel, 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

$18,570
Median earning men ± $2,252
$18,125
Median earning women ± $7,076

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($11,382).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,973).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Coto Laurel, PR was $83,600 in 2024, which is 0.251 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,800 to $83,600, a 9.91% decrease. The homeownership rate in Coto Laurel, PR is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coto Laurel, PR have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coto Laurel, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$83,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,952
$849
Median Property Taxes
±$277

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

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

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Rent vs Own

77.1%
Homeownership
2024
70.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Coto Laurel, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.1%.

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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.
$16,869
Median Household Income
± $4,693
1.1k
Number of Households
± 322

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in Coto Laurel, PR grew to $16,869 from the previous year's value of $15,305.

The following chart displays the households in Coto Laurel, 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 Coto Laurel, 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 (97.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (2.66%)

In 2024, 97.3% of workers in Coto Laurel, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (2.66%) and those who carpooled 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.

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Commute Time

19.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coto Laurel, PR have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Coto Laurel, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coto Laurel, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coto Laurel, PR have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coto Laurel, PR (1.42k out of 2.7k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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Health

97.9% of the population of Coto Laurel, PR has health coverage, with 11% on employee plans, 63% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 2.45% on non-group plans, and 2.78% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.41% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 31.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 37.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.08%
Uninsured
11%
Employer Coverage
63%
Medicaid
18.6%
Medicare
2.45%
Non-Group
2.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coto Laurel, PR declined by 30.5% from 2.99% to 2.08%.

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