El Negro, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,126
2024 Median Age
53.1
24.9% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
35.4%
34.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$27,364
3.83% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$96,700
3.59% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
396
11.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in El Negro, 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 El Negro, PR was $96,700, and the homeownership rate was 56.6%.

Most people in El Negro, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in El Negro, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoYabucoa Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRHumacao, Fajardo & Islas Municipios PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 13.2 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in El Negro, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78 White (Hispanic) and 9 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Negro, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    1.03k ± 323
  2. White (Hispanic)
    78 ± 85
  3. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    9 ± 13
100%
Hispanic Population
1.13k people

In 2024, there were 13.2 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in El Negro, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78 White (Hispanic) and 9 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in El Negro, PR are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Negro, 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

Korea
Most Common Service Period
15 ± 27

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Economy

The economy of El Negro, PR employs 396 people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Negro, PR were Other Services, Except Public Administration (73 people), Retail Trade (72 people), and Educational Services (70 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($38,333), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,333), and Retail Trade ($16,837).

Employment

Occupations

396
2024 Value
± 191
11.9%
1 Year growth
± 61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Negro, PR grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 354 employees to 396 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Negro, PR, are Production Occupations (83 people), Sales & Related Occupations (72 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (49 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Negro, 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

396
2024 Value
± 191
11.9%
1 Year growth
± 61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Negro, PR grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 354 employees to 396 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Negro, PR, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (73 people), Retail Trade (72 people), and Educational Services (70 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Negro, PR, though some of these residents may live in El Negro, 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

$29,063
Median earning men ± $18,345
$15,383
Median earning women ± $12,976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($16,837).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in El Negro, PR was $96,700 in 2024, which is 0.291 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $100,300 to $96,700, a 3.59% decrease. The homeownership rate in El Negro, PR is 56.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Negro, PR have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Negro, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,235
$292
Median Property Taxes
±$124

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

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

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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.
$27,364
Median Household Income
± $5,293
516
Number of Households
± 178

In 2024, the median household income of the 516 households in El Negro, PR grew to $27,364 from the previous year's value of $26,354.

The following chart displays the households in El Negro, 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 El Negro, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.2%)
  2. Walked (12%)
  3. Carpooled (8.8%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in El Negro, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (12%) and those who carpooled to work (8.8%).

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

29.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Negro, PR have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 13.1% of the workforce in El Negro, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Negro, PR (399 out of 1.13k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Negro, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other 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

95.8% of the population of El Negro, PR has health coverage, with 23.6% on employee plans, 51.8% on Medicaid, 19.1% on Medicare, 1.33% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 10.9% under 18 years, 26% between 18 and 34 years, 26.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 36.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.17%
Uninsured
23.6%
Employer Coverage
51.8%
Medicaid
19.1%
Medicare
1.33%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in El Negro, PR declined by 2.68% from 4.29% to 4.17%.

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

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