Florida Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

11,532

2024 Median Age

41.4

1.72% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

49%

3.19% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$22,332

5.28% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$111,000

6.22% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,752

6.68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Florida 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 Florida Municipio, PR was $111,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.

Most people in Florida Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Florida Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Florida Municipio, PR borders Arecibo Municipio, PR, Barceloneta Municipio, PR, Ciales Municipio, PR, and Manatí Municipio, PR.

United States Puerto Rico San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.06 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (7.47k people) in Florida Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.44k Other (Hispanic) and 1.05k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Florida Municipio, PR

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
7.47k ± 721
Other (Hispanic)
2.44k ± 720
White (Hispanic)
1.05k ± 459

99.3%

Hispanic Population

11.5k people

99.3% of the people in Florida Municipio, PR are hispanic (11.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Florida 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
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
44 ± 63
Vietnam
42 ± 62

Florida Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Florida Municipio, PR.

Health

95.6% of the population of Florida Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 17.2% on employee plans, 60.3% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 5.69% on non-group plans, and 1.02% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.38%

Uninsured

17.2%

Employer Coverage

60.3%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

5.69%

Non-Group

1.02%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Florida Municipio, PR declined by 1.36% from 4.44% to 4.38%.

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

Economy

The economy of Florida Municipio, PR employs 3.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Florida Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (648 people), Manufacturing (545 people), and Construction (456 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($28,281), Wholesale Trade ($28,222), and Finance & Insurance ($26,615).

Employment

Occupations

3.75k

2024 Value

± 617

6.68%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Florida Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 6.68%, from 3.52k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Florida Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (725 people), Production Occupations (440 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (386 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Florida Municipio, 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

3.75k

2024 Value

± 617

6.68%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Florida Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 6.68%, from 3.52k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Florida Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (648 people), Manufacturing (545 people), and Construction (456 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Florida Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Florida Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,029

Median earning men ± $4,719

$19,307

Median earning women ± $3,318

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,027), Manufacturing ($30,952), and Wholesale Trade ($28,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($24,341), Public Administration ($23,924), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($18,846).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Florida Municipio, PR was $111,000 in 2024, which is 0.334 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $104,500 to $111,000, a 6.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Florida Municipio, PR is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Florida Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Florida Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,589

$3,477

Median Property Taxes

±$446

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.2%

Homeownership

2024

75.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Florida Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Florida Municipio, 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.

$22,332

Median Household Income

± $2,429

4.75k

Number of Households

± 622

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.75k households in Florida Municipio, PR grew to $22,332 from the previous year's value of $21,213.

The following chart displays the households in Florida 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 Florida Municipio, 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 (86.5%)
Carpooled (6.71%)
Worked At Home (2.88%)

In 2024, 86.5% of workers in Florida Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.71%) and those who worked at home (2.88%).

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

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Florida Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.41% of the workforce in Florida Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Florida Municipio, PR (5.63k out of 11.5k 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 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

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