Jauca, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,564
2024 Median Age
54.5
1.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
37.3%
14.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$24,196
28.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$92,400
7.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
680
19.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jauca, 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 Jauca, PR was $92,400, and the homeownership rate was 84.8%.

Most people in Jauca, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Jauca, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSanta Isabel Municipio, PRSanta Isabel, PRJuana Díaz, Coamo & Villalba PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.32k people) in Jauca, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 61 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jauca, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.32k ± 530
  2. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    106 ± 110
  3. White (Hispanic)
    61 ± 69
98.9%
Hispanic Population
1.55k people

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.32k people) in Jauca, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 61 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

98.9% of the people in Jauca, PR are hispanic (1.55k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jauca, PR as a share of the total population.

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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
    49,766 ± 5,435 people
  2. Cuba
    9,846 ± 2,432 people
  3. 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.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
35 ± 38

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Economy

The economy of Jauca, PR employs 680 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jauca, PR were Manufacturing (124 people), Utilities (98 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (93 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,188), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($9,398), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($8,611).

Employment

Occupations

680
2024 Value
± 291
19.5%
1 Year growth
± 54.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jauca, PR grew at a rate of 19.5%, from 569 employees to 680 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jauca, PR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (147 people), Production Occupations (124 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (122 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jauca, 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

680
2024 Value
± 291
19.5%
1 Year growth
± 54.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jauca, PR grew at a rate of 19.5%, from 569 employees to 680 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jauca, PR, are Manufacturing (124 people), Utilities (98 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (93 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jauca, PR, though some of these residents may live in Jauca, 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

$20,333
Median earning men ± $8,072
$14,020
Median earning women ± $5,702

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($8,571) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($6,192).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($8,565).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jauca, PR was $92,400 in 2024, which is 0.278 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,800 to $92,400, a 7.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Jauca, PR is 84.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jauca, PR have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jauca, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$92,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,540
$508
Median Property Taxes
±$147

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

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

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Rent vs Own

84.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.8% of the housing units in Jauca, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.7%.

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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.
$24,196
Median Household Income
± $12,734
599
Number of Households
± 193

In 2024, the median household income of the 599 households in Jauca, PR grew to $24,196 from the previous year's value of $18,807.

The following chart displays the households in Jauca, 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 $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jauca, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.1%)
  2. Carpooled (17.8%)
  3. Bicycle (5.21%)

In 2024, 74.1% of workers in Jauca, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.8%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (5.21%).

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Commute Time

23 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jauca, PR have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Jauca, 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 Jauca, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jauca, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jauca, PR (578 out of 1.55k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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Health

87.1% of the population of Jauca, PR has health coverage, with 18.2% on employee plans, 43.2% on Medicaid, 22% on Medicare, 2.97% on non-group plans, and 0.775% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.5% were men and 42.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 4.72% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 52% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.5% were men and 42.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.9%
Uninsured
18.2%
Employer Coverage
43.2%
Medicaid
22%
Medicare
2.97%
Non-Group
0.775%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jauca, PR grew by 57.3% from 8.17% to 12.9%.

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