Dorado Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

35,810

2024 Median Age

42.9

0.704% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.5%

6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$36,391

8.99% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$169,900

7.67% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,226

3.91% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dorado 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 Dorado Municipio, PR was $169,900, and the homeownership rate was 78.8%.

Most people in Dorado Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dorado Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Dorado Municipio, PR borders Toa Alta Municipio, PR, Toa Baja Municipio, PR, and Vega Alta Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.43 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (18.7k people) in Dorado Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.7k Other (Hispanic) and 5.16k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dorado Municipio, PR

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.7k ± 1.39k
Other (Hispanic)
7.7k ± 1.14k
White (Hispanic)
5.16k ± 1.05k

96.7%

Hispanic Population

34.6k people

96.7% of the people in Dorado Municipio, PR are hispanic (34.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dorado 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

Vietnam
317 ± 146
Gulf War (2001-)
158 ± 138
Korea
47 ± 55

Dorado Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

94.3% of the population of Dorado Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 33.6% on employee plans, 27.7% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.67%

Uninsured

33.6%

Employer Coverage

27.7%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

16%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dorado Municipio, PR declined by 8.44% from 6.2% to 5.67%.

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

Economy

The economy of Dorado Municipio, PR employs 13.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dorado Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,599 people), Manufacturing (1,562 people), and Retail Trade (1,413 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($54,393), Wholesale Trade ($50,823), and Finance & Insurance ($48,156).

Employment

Occupations

13.2k

2024 Value

± 1,173

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dorado Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 12.7k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dorado Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,831 people), Management Occupations (1,662 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,422 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dorado 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

13.2k

2024 Value

± 1,173

3.91%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dorado Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 12.7k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dorado Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,599 people), Manufacturing (1,562 people), and Retail Trade (1,413 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dorado Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Dorado Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,390

Median earning men ± $3,566

$30,118

Median earning women ± $2,337

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,370), Wholesale Trade ($59,161), and Information ($53,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($58,365), Public Administration ($38,847), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dorado Municipio, PR was $169,900 in 2024, which is 0.511 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $157,800 to $169,900, a 7.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Dorado Municipio, PR is 78.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dorado Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 33.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dorado Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,457

$10,060

Median Property Taxes

±$757

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.8%

Homeownership

2024

72.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.8% of the housing units in Dorado Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dorado 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.

$36,391

Median Household Income

± $4,455

12.8k

Number of Households

± 1,000

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.8k households in Dorado Municipio, PR grew to $36,391 from the previous year's value of $33,388.

The following chart displays the households in Dorado 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 Dorado 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 (78.7%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (6.17%)

In 2024, 78.7% of workers in Dorado Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.17%).

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

33.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dorado Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (33.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.23% of the workforce in Dorado Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dorado 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 Dorado Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dorado Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dorado Municipio, PR (9.81k out of 35.7k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

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