Isabela Municipio, PR

County

2024 Population

42,890

2024 Median Age

45.1

0.895% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

43.6%

6.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$23,266

13.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$136,200

11.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,414

4.02% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Isabela Municipio, PR employs 13.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Isabela Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (2,442 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,922 people), and Manufacturing (1,476 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($45,642), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($39,939), and Manufacturing ($36,389).

Employment

Occupations

13.4k

2024 Value

± 1,217

4.02%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Isabela Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.02%, from 12.9k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Isabela Municipio, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,716 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,609 people), and Production Occupations (993 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Isabela 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

13.4k

2024 Value

± 1,217

4.02%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Isabela Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.02%, from 12.9k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Isabela Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (2,442 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,922 people), and Manufacturing (1,476 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Isabela Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Isabela Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,048

Median earning men ± $4,269

$19,715

Median earning women ± $1,697

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($41,393), Public Administration ($37,461), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($34,120), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,591), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($25,875).

Education

The student population of Isabela Municipio, PR in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 192 male students and 6 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Isabela Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (72 and 100%).

The largest universities in Isabela Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc (72 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Isabela Municipio, PR are Electrician (58 and 80.6%) and HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Technology (14 and 19.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 198 students enrolled in Isabela Municipio, PR, 97% men and 3.03% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 198 records, of which 3.03% were women and 97% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Electrician
58 degrees awarded
HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Technology
14 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Isabela Municipio, PR was Electrician with 58 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Isabela Municipio, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

72 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc with 72 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 70 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Isabela Municipio, PR, which is 35 times more than the 2 female students who received degrees in the same year.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Isabela Municipio, PR was $136,200 in 2024, which is 0.409 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,800 to $136,200, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Isabela Municipio, PR is 66.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$136,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,263

$9,915

Median Property Taxes

±$681

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

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

Rent vs Own

66.4%

Homeownership

2024

73.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.4% of the housing units in Isabela Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Isabela 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.

$23,266

Median Household Income

± $2,479

14.9k

Number of Households

± 914

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.9k households in Isabela Municipio, PR grew to $23,266 from the previous year's value of $20,484.

The following chart displays the households in Isabela 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 Isabela 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 (84.1%)
Carpooled (6.62%)
Worked At Home (4.97%)

In 2024, 84.1% of workers in Isabela Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.62%) and those who worked at home (4.97%).

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 Isabela Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Isabela Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

43.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Isabela Municipio, PR (18.5k out of 42.5k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Isabela Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White 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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