Dorado, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,425
2024 Median Age
43.6
2.02% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
22%
6.57% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$46,519
7.04% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$265,300
26.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,793
2.09% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dorado, 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, PR was $265,300, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Dorado, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Dorado, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoDorado Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRToa Baja & Dorado PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.29 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.07k people) in Dorado, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.65k Other (Hispanic) and 2.13k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dorado, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.07k ± 1.05k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.65k ± 706
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 551
95.6%
Hispanic Population
11.9k people

In 2024, there were 2.29 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.07k people) in Dorado, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.65k Other (Hispanic) and 2.13k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

95.6% of the people in Dorado, PR are hispanic (11.9k people).

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

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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. Vietnam
    163 ± 96
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    23 ± 27
  3. Korea
    21 ± 33

Dorado, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dorado, PR employs 4.79k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dorado, PR were Manufacturing (670 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (665 people), and Retail Trade (476 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($105,441), Manufacturing ($60,143), and Wholesale Trade ($58,253).

Employment

Occupations

4.79k
2024 Value
± 628
2.09%
1 Year growth
± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dorado, PR grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 4.7k employees to 4.79k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dorado, PR, are Management Occupations (764 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (675 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (389 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dorado, 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

4.79k
2024 Value
± 628
2.09%
1 Year growth
± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dorado, PR grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 4.7k employees to 4.79k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dorado, PR, are Manufacturing (670 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (665 people), and Retail Trade (476 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dorado, PR, though some of these residents may live in Dorado, 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

$41,412
Median earning men ± $19,645
$31,231
Median earning women ± $1,788

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Construction ($106,434), and Manufacturing ($81,304).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,750), Manufacturing ($44,479), and Public Administration ($38,618).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dorado, PR was $265,300 in 2024, which is 0.797 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $209,200 to $265,300, a 26.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Dorado, PR is 72%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dorado, PR have an average commute time of 37.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dorado, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$265,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$44,067
$3,396
Median Property Taxes
±$450

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

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

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Rent vs Own

72%
Homeownership
2024
71.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72% of the housing units in Dorado, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

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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.
$46,519
Median Household Income
± $8,745
4.72k
Number of Households
± 538

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.72k households in Dorado, PR grew to $46,519 from the previous year's value of $43,460.

The following chart displays the households in Dorado, 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, 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 (79.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (12%)
  3. Carpooled (5.95%)

In 2024, 79.4% of workers in Dorado, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (5.95%).

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

37.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dorado, PR have a longer commute time (37.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.99% of the workforce in Dorado, 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, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dorado, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dorado, PR (2.72k out of 12.4k 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 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

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

92.1% of the population of Dorado, PR has health coverage, with 29.3% on employee plans, 23.8% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.93%
Uninsured
29.3%
Employer Coverage
23.8%
Medicaid
18.4%
Medicare
19%
Non-Group
1.6%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dorado, PR declined by 6.3% from 8.46% to 7.93%.

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