Juncos, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,604
2024 Median Age
37.6
2.59% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
49.6%
3.42% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$25,043
8.65% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$109,800
1.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,119
2.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Juncos, 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, PR was $109,800, and the homeownership rate was 54.7%.

Most people in Juncos, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Juncos, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoJuncos Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRSan Lorenzo, Juncos & Las Piedras PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (2.71k people) in Juncos, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.49k White (Hispanic) and 1.67k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Juncos, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    2.71k ± 940
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.49k ± 754
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.67k ± 792
100%
Hispanic Population
9.6k people

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (2.71k people) in Juncos, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.49k White (Hispanic) and 1.67k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Juncos, PR are hispanic (9.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Juncos, 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
    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. Korea
    91 ± 102
  2. Vietnam
    42 ± 58
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    26 ± 52

Juncos, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Juncos, PR employs 3.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Juncos, PR were Retail Trade (500 people), Manufacturing (370 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (347 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,729), Finance & Insurance ($36,729), and Public Administration ($34,468).

Employment

Occupations

3.12k
2024 Value
± 609
2.4%
1 Year growth
± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Juncos, PR grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 3.05k employees to 3.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Juncos, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (642 people), Sales & Related Occupations (461 people), and Management Occupations (233 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Juncos, 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

3.12k
2024 Value
± 609
2.4%
1 Year growth
± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Juncos, PR grew at a rate of 2.4%, from 3.05k employees to 3.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Juncos, PR, are Retail Trade (500 people), Manufacturing (370 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (347 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Juncos, PR, though some of these residents may live in Juncos, 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

$20,915
Median earning men ± $2,856
$18,552
Median earning women ± $4,791

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,064), Manufacturing ($32,723), and Retail Trade ($23,520).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,801), Public Administration ($34,792), and Retail Trade ($20,365).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Juncos, PR was $109,800 in 2024, which is 0.33 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,600 to $109,800, a 1.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Juncos, PR is 54.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Juncos, PR have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Juncos, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,476
$2,060
Median Property Taxes
±$388

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

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

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Rent vs Own

54.7%
Homeownership
2024
73%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.7% of the housing units in Juncos, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

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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.
$25,043
Median Household Income
± $6,636
3.76k
Number of Households
± 624

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.76k households in Juncos, PR grew to $25,043 from the previous year's value of $23,050.

The following chart displays the households in Juncos, 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, 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 (92.8%)
  2. Carpooled (3.76%)
  3. Walked (3.04%)

In 2024, 92.8% of workers in Juncos, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.76%) and those who walked to work (3.04%).

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

33 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Juncos, PR have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.93% of the workforce in Juncos, 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, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Juncos, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

49.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Juncos, PR (4.76k out of 9.6k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Juncos, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

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

95.1% of the population of Juncos, PR has health coverage, with 11.8% on employee plans, 53.8% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 0.677% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.7% were men and 58.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 28.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.7% were men and 58.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.87%
Uninsured
11.8%
Employer Coverage
53.8%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
15%
Non-Group
0.677%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Juncos, PR declined by 32.7% from 7.24% to 4.87%.

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