Maunabo Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

10,399

2024 Median Age

48.8

0.619% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

54.6%

3.39% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$18,045

6.81% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$99,900

5.75% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

2,858

8.42% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Maunabo 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 Maunabo Municipio, PR was $99,900, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Maunabo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Maunabo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Maunabo Municipio, PR borders Patillas Municipio, PR and Yabucoa Municipio, PR.

United States Puerto Rico San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 7.68 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (8.14k people) in Maunabo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 727 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maunabo Municipio, PR

Other (Hispanic)
8.14k ± 526
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.06k ± 379
White (Hispanic)
727 ± 306

99.7%

Hispanic Population

10.4k people

99.7% of the people in Maunabo Municipio, PR are hispanic (10.4k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
69 ± 79
Vietnam
52 ± 66

Maunabo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Maunabo Municipio, PR.

Health

94.3% of the population of Maunabo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 11.8% on employee plans, 60.9% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 5.39% on non-group plans, and 1.05% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.7%

Uninsured

11.8%

Employer Coverage

60.9%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

5.39%

Non-Group

1.05%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Maunabo Municipio, PR declined by 25.2% from 7.62% to 5.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Maunabo Municipio, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Maunabo Municipio, PR employs 2.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maunabo Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (440 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (430 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (290 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,958), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($32,176), and Manufacturing ($26,020).

Employment

Occupations

2.86k

2024 Value

± 454

8.42%

1 Year growth

± 21.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maunabo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.42%, from 2.64k employees to 2.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maunabo Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (345 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (242 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (238 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maunabo 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

2.86k

2024 Value

± 454

8.42%

1 Year growth

± 21.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maunabo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.42%, from 2.64k employees to 2.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maunabo Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (440 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (430 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (290 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maunabo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Maunabo Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,878

Median earning men ± $4,755

$19,289

Median earning women ± $2,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,271), Retail Trade ($28,068), and Manufacturing ($27,443).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($25,174), Public Administration ($23,341), and Manufacturing ($21,058).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maunabo Municipio, PR was $99,900 in 2024, which is 0.3 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,000 to $99,900, a 5.75% decrease. The homeownership rate in Maunabo Municipio, PR is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maunabo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maunabo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$99,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,121

$3,130

Median Property Taxes

±$404

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Maunabo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maunabo 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.

$18,045

Median Household Income

± $3,623

4.25k

Number of Households

± 523

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.25k households in Maunabo Municipio, PR declined from $18,045 from the previous year's value of $19,363.

The following chart displays the households in Maunabo 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 Maunabo 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 (88.5%)
Walked (5.17%)
Carpooled (4.06%)

In 2024, 88.5% of workers in Maunabo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (5.17%) and those who carpooled to work (4.06%).

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

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maunabo Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Maunabo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

54.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maunabo Municipio, PR (5.68k out of 10.4k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

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