Hormigueros, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,975
2024 Median Age
51.9
1.96% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
37.3%
7.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$27,399
8.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$116,700
4.01% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,767
0.291% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hormigueros, 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 Hormigueros, PR was $116,700, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

Most people in Hormigueros, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Hormigueros, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoHormigueros Municipio, PRMayagüez, PRMayagüez, Añasco & Hormigueros PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (5.77k people) in Hormigueros, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.76k White (Hispanic) and 797 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hormigueros, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    5.77k ± 731
  2. White (Hispanic)
    3.76k ± 595
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    797 ± 229
98.4%
Hispanic Population
10.8k people

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (5.77k people) in Hormigueros, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.76k White (Hispanic) and 797 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

98.4% of the people in Hormigueros, PR are hispanic (10.8k people).

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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
    133 ± 85
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    33 ± 45
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    26 ± 58

Hormigueros, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hormigueros, PR employs 3.77k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hormigueros, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (689 people), Manufacturing (610 people), and Retail Trade (498 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($48,636), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,614), and Wholesale Trade ($45,690).

Employment

Occupations

3.77k
2024 Value
± 473
−0.291%
1 Year decline
± 17.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hormigueros, PR declined at a rate of −0.291%, from 3.78k employees to 3.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hormigueros, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (858 people), Sales & Related Occupations (514 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (317 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hormigueros, 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

3.77k
2024 Value
± 473
−0.291%
1 Year decline
± 17.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hormigueros, PR declined at a rate of −0.291%, from 3.78k employees to 3.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hormigueros, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (689 people), Manufacturing (610 people), and Retail Trade (498 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hormigueros, PR, though some of these residents may live in Hormigueros, 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

$22,363
Median earning men ± $2,534
$20,782
Median earning women ± $2,983

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,784), Wholesale Trade ($33,125), and Public Administration ($32,400).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,583), Retail Trade ($26,076), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($23,116).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hormigueros, PR was $116,700 in 2024, which is 0.351 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,200 to $116,700, a 4.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Hormigueros, PR is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hormigueros, PR have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hormigueros, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$116,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,084
$3,084
Median Property Taxes
±$338

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

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

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Rent vs Own

70.1%
Homeownership
2024
71.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.1% of the housing units in Hormigueros, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

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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.
$27,399
Median Household Income
± $2,786
4.4k
Number of Households
± 446

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.4k households in Hormigueros, PR grew to $27,399 from the previous year's value of $25,197.

The following chart displays the households in Hormigueros, 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 Hormigueros, 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 (91.9%)
  2. Carpooled (3.73%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.62%)

In 2024, 91.9% of workers in Hormigueros, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.73%) and those who worked at home (3.62%).

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

21.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hormigueros, PR have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.24% of the workforce in Hormigueros, 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 Hormigueros, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hormigueros, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hormigueros, PR (4.04k out of 10.8k 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 55 - 64 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hormigueros, 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% of the population of Hormigueros, PR has health coverage, with 24.6% on employee plans, 39.1% on Medicaid, 19.2% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.43% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.02%
Uninsured
24.6%
Employer Coverage
39.1%
Medicaid
19.2%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
1.43%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hormigueros, PR grew by 8.45% from 4.63% to 5.02%.

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