Fajardo, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

24,269

2024 Median Age

43.6

0.457% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

42.4%

1.94% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$25,380

4.42% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,400

2.53% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,502

0.724% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Fajardo, PR employs 8.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fajardo, PR were Retail Trade (1,425 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,248 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,057 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($43,580), Utilities ($41,638), and Information ($38,352).

Employment

Occupations

8.5k

2024 Value

± 787

−0.724%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fajardo, PR declined at a rate of −0.724%, from 8.56k employees to 8.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fajardo, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,224 people), Sales & Related Occupations (834 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (705 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fajardo, 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

8.5k

2024 Value

± 787

−0.724%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fajardo, PR declined at a rate of −0.724%, from 8.56k employees to 8.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fajardo, PR, are Retail Trade (1,425 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,248 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,057 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fajardo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Fajardo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$20,227

Median earning men ± $1,629

$19,805

Median earning women ± $1,363

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,543), Public Administration ($30,357), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($28,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($43,065), Public Administration ($29,392), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($24,750).

Education

The student population of Fajardo, PR in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 471 male students and 726 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fajardo, PR are Hispanic or Latino (253 and 99.6%) and Black or African American (1 and 0.394%).

The largest universities in Fajardo, PR by number of degrees awarded are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (254 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fajardo, PR are General Biological Sciences (43 and 16.9%), Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (21 and 8.27%), and Massage Therapy (20 and 7.87%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $4,968.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Fajardo, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 26.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 98.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,197 (39.3% men and 60.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,197 students enrolled in Fajardo, PR, 39.3% men and 60.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,189 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
43 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
21 degrees awarded
General Psychology
13 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Fajardo, PR was General Biological Sciences with 43 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

254 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo with 254 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 81 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fajardo, PR, which is 0.468 times less than the 173 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 253 degrees mean that there were 253 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1 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 ($4,968) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($812) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fajardo, PR was $121,400 in 2024, which is 0.365 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $118,400 to $121,400, a 2.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Fajardo, PR is 64.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fajardo, PR have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fajardo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,196

$6,497

Median Property Taxes

±$556

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.8%

Homeownership

2024

72.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.8% of the housing units in Fajardo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fajardo, 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.

$25,380

Median Household Income

± $2,590

10k

Number of Households

± 759

In 2024, the median household income of the 10k households in Fajardo, PR grew to $25,380 from the previous year's value of $24,305.

The following chart displays the households in Fajardo, 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, 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 (76.7%)
Worked At Home (9.38%)
Carpooled (6.53%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Fajardo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.38%) and those who carpooled to work (6.53%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fajardo, PR have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.96% of the workforce in Fajardo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fajardo, PR (10.2k out of 24.1k 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 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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

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

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