Fajardo Municipio, PR

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2023 Population

31,756

0.713% 1-year decline

2023 Median Age

44.3

1.37% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

41.5%

2.66% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$25,170

3.54% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$118,400

4.32% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

11,102

4.83% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fajardo Municipio, PR had a population of 31.8k people with a median age of 44.3 and a median household income of $25,170. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fajardo Municipio, PR declined from 31,984 to 31,756, a −0.713% decrease and its median household income grew from $24,309 to $25,170, a 3.54% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fajardo Municipio, PR are Two+ (Hispanic) (37.9%), Other (Hispanic) (34%), White (Hispanic) (20.9%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (5.81%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (0.671%).

None of the households in Fajardo 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.

The largest universities in Fajardo Municipio, PR are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (264 degrees awarded in 2022) and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education-PRAMI (33 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Fajardo Municipio, PR was $118,400, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Fajardo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Fajardo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Fajardo Municipio, PR borders Ceiba Municipio, PR and Luquillo Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.11 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Fajardo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Other (Hispanic) and 6.62k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fajardo Municipio, PR

Two+ (Hispanic)
12k ± 1.11k
Other (Hispanic)
10.8k ± 896
White (Hispanic)
6.62k ± 823

99.1%

Hispanic Population

31.5k people

99.1% of the people in Fajardo Municipio, PR are hispanic (31.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fajardo 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
51,093 ± 5,506 people
Cuba
9,583 ± 2,400 people
Colombia
4,347 ± 1,618 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 51,093 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,583 and Colombia with 4,347.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
555 ± 176
Gulf War (2001-)
132 ± 86
Korea
110 ± 91

Fajardo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fajardo Municipio, PR employs 11.1k people. The largest industries in Fajardo Municipio, PR are Retail Trade (1,706 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,701 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,238 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($49,333), Information ($41,116), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($38,500).

Males in Puerto Rico have an average income that is 1.12 times higher than the average income of females, which is $34,367. The income inequality in Puerto Rico (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

11.1k

2023 Value

± 889

4.83%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fajardo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.83%, from 10.6k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fajardo Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,526 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,046 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,024 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fajardo Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.1k

2023 Value

± 889

4.83%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fajardo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.83%, from 10.6k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fajardo Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (1,706 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,701 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,238 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fajardo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Fajardo Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,240

Median earning men ± $1,201

$19,083

Median earning women ± $756

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($52,708), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,929), and Wholesale Trade ($47,411).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,625), Public Administration ($26,662), and Information ($23,594).

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Fajardo Municipio, PR awarded 297 degrees. The student population of Fajardo Municipio, PR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 738 male students and 850 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fajardo Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (297 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Fajardo Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (264 and 88.9%) and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education-PRAMI (33 and 11.1%).

The most popular majors in Fajardo Municipio, PR are General Biological Sciences (51 and 17.2%), Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology (33 and 11.1%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (25 and 8.42%).

The median tuition cost in Fajardo Municipio, PR for private four year colleges is $4,848.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Fajardo Municipio, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 44.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 79.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 1,588 (46.5% men and 53.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 1,588 students enrolled in Fajardo Municipio, PR, 46.5% men and 53.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,579 records, of which 53.5% were women and 46.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
51 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
25 degrees awarded
Social Work
12 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Fajardo Municipio, PR was General Biological Sciences with 51 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Fajardo Municipio, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo
264 degrees awarded
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education-PRAMI
33 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo with 264 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 135 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fajardo Municipio, PR, which is 0.833 times less than the 162 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 297 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($4,848) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($732) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,135) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.73% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.44% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (756k), Bachelors Degree (514k), and Primary Education (462k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fajardo Municipio, PR was $118,400 in 2023, which is 0.39 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $113,500 to $118,400, a 4.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Fajardo Municipio, PR is 68.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fajardo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fajardo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fajardo Municipio, PR is $25,170. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Fajardo Municipio, PR was Census Tract 1506.01 with a value of $30,524, followed by Census Tract 1502 and Census Tract 1501.02, with respective values of $29,774 and $29,531.

Housing

Property

$118,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$2,926

$8,787

Median Property Taxes

±$641

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2023

73.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.3% of the housing units in Fajardo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fajardo Municipio, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1506.01
Census Tract 1502
Census Tract 1501.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fajardo Municipio, PR was Census Tract 1506.01 with a value of $30,524, followed by Census Tract 1502 and Census Tract 1501.02, with respective values of $29,774 and $29,531.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Fajardo Municipio, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$25,170

Median Household Income

± $2,194

12.9k

Number of Households

± 861

In 2023, the median household income of the 12.9k households in Fajardo Municipio, PR grew to $25,170 from the previous year's value of $24,309.

The following chart displays the households in Fajardo 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 Fajardo Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2022, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.209% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Worked At Home (7.44%)
Carpooled (4.84%)

In 2023, 81.8% of workers in Fajardo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.44%) and those who carpooled to work (4.84%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fajardo Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.33% of the workforce in Fajardo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fajardo Municipio, PR (13.1k out of 31.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.1% of the population of Fajardo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 22.2% on employee plans, 46.2% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 9.42% on non-group plans, and 1.64% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.88%

Uninsured

22.2%

Employer Coverage

46.2%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

9.42%

Non-Group

1.64%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fajardo Municipio, PR declined by 14.8% from 6.9% to 5.88%.

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

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