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.

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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
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    18.7k ± 1.39k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    7.7k ± 1.14k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    5.16k ± 1.05k
96.7%
Hispanic Population
34.6k people

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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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. Vietnam
    317 ± 146
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    158 ± 138
  3. 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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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).

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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.

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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%.

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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.
$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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dorado Municipio, 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 (78.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.3%)
  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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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%.

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