Mariano Colón, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,602

2024 Median Age

41.3

1.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

64.9%

3.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$16,033

1.03% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$73,100

11.2% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

532

8.43% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Mariano Colón, PR employs 532 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mariano Colón, PR were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (92 people), Retail Trade (91 people), and Manufacturing (88 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($33,654), Other Services Except Public Administration ($18,011), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($10,769).

Employment

Occupations

532

2024 Value

± 204

−8.43%

1 Year decline

± 57.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mariano Colón, PR declined at a rate of −8.43%, from 581 employees to 532 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mariano Colón, PR, are Material Moving Occupations (95 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (92 people), and Production Occupations (78 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mariano Colón, 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

532

2024 Value

± 204

−8.43%

1 Year decline

± 57.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mariano Colón, PR declined at a rate of −8.43%, from 581 employees to 532 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mariano Colón, PR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (92 people), Retail Trade (91 people), and Manufacturing (88 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mariano Colón, PR, though some of these residents may live in Mariano Colón, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$8,333

Median earning men ± $7,945

$12,150

Median earning women ± $9,976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($32,692) and Retail Trade ($2,499).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mariano Colón, PR was $73,100 in 2024, which is 0.22 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,300 to $73,100, a 11.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mariano Colón, PR is 85.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mariano Colón, PR have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mariano Colón, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$73,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,308

$478

Median Property Taxes

±$165

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

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

Rent vs Own

85.1%

Homeownership

2024

70.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.1% of the housing units in Mariano Colón, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mariano Colón, 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.

$16,033

Median Household Income

± $3,528

562

Number of Households

± 173

In 2024, the median household income of the 562 households in Mariano Colón, PR grew to $16,033 from the previous year's value of $15,870.

The following chart displays the households in Mariano Colón, 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 Mariano Colón, 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 (92.7%)
Walked (4.21%)
Carpooled (3.07%)

In 2024, 92.7% of workers in Mariano Colón, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.21%) and those who carpooled to work (3.07%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mariano Colón, PR have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.49% of the workforce in Mariano Colón, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mariano Colón, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mariano Colón, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mariano Colón, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

64.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mariano Colón, PR (1.04k out of 1.6k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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