Juncos Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
36,829
2024 Median Age
41.5
2.98% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
34.6%
1.83% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$29,863
5.91% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$120,100
2.91% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,666
2.75% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Juncos 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 Juncos Municipio, PR was $120,100, and the homeownership rate was 70.4%.

Most people in Juncos Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Juncos Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Juncos Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.1k White (Hispanic) and 5.8k Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Juncos Municipio, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    12k ± 1.38k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    10.1k ± 1.2k
  3. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    5.8k ± 1.18k
99.7%
Hispanic Population
36.7k people

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Juncos Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.1k White (Hispanic) and 5.8k Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.7% of the people in Juncos Municipio, PR are hispanic (36.7k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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
    258 ± 148
  2. Korea
    176 ± 131
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    160 ± 127

Juncos Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Juncos Municipio, PR employs 14.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Juncos Municipio, PR were Manufacturing (2,461 people), Retail Trade (2,113 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,641 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($40,881), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($34,537), and Finance & Insurance ($33,762).

Employment

Occupations

14.7k
2024 Value
± 1,302
2.75%
1 Year growth
± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Juncos Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 2.75%, from 14.3k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Juncos Municipio, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,214 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,041 people), and Production Occupations (1,761 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Juncos Municipio, 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

14.7k
2024 Value
± 1,302
2.75%
1 Year growth
± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Juncos Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 2.75%, from 14.3k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Juncos Municipio, PR, are Manufacturing (2,461 people), Retail Trade (2,113 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,641 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Juncos Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Juncos Municipio, 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

$23,666
Median earning men ± $1,387
$22,051
Median earning women ± $1,950

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($40,881), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($33,785), and Public Administration ($30,841).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($46,020), Public Administration ($33,051), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($31,000).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Juncos Municipio, PR was $120,100 in 2024, which is 0.361 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $116,700 to $120,100, a 2.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Juncos Municipio, PR is 70.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Juncos Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Juncos Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$120,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,616
$10,183
Median Property Taxes
±$736

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

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

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Rent vs Own

70.4%
Homeownership
2024
72.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.4% of the housing units in Juncos Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

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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.
$29,863
Median Household Income
± $2,763
14.5k
Number of Households
± 1,131

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.5k households in Juncos Municipio, PR grew to $29,863 from the previous year's value of $28,196.

The following chart displays the households in Juncos 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Juncos Municipio, 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 (93.6%)
  2. Carpooled (2.26%)
  3. Walked (1.58%)

In 2024, 93.6% of workers in Juncos Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (2.26%) and those who walked to work (1.58%).

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

29 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Juncos Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.27% of the workforce in Juncos Municipio, 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 Juncos Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Juncos Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Juncos Municipio, PR (12.7k out of 36.8k 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 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

94.7% of the population of Juncos Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 16.9% on employee plans, 41.5% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 20.6% on non-group plans, and 0.869% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.26%
Uninsured
16.9%
Employer Coverage
41.5%
Medicaid
14.8%
Medicare
20.6%
Non-Group
0.869%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Juncos Municipio, PR declined by 39.6% from 8.71% to 5.26%.

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