Orocovis, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,299
2024 Median Age
40.5
3.34% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
50.7%
5.06% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$17,298
15.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$83,900
2.33% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
368
4.17% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Orocovis, 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 Orocovis, PR was $83,900, and the homeownership rate was 37.5%.

Most people in Orocovis, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 48.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Orocovis, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoOrocovis Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRSan Sebastián, Utuado & Lares PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (508 people) in Orocovis, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 376 White (Hispanic) and 264 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orocovis, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    508 ± 298
  2. White (Hispanic)
    376 ± 207
  3. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    264 ± 266
100%
Hispanic Population
1.3k people

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (508 people) in Orocovis, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 376 White (Hispanic) and 264 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Orocovis, PR are hispanic (1.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orocovis, 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

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
2 ± 22

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Economy

The economy of Orocovis, PR employs 368 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Orocovis, PR were Public Administration (67 people), Retail Trade (51 people), and Wholesale Trade (47 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($33,257), Other Services Except Public Administration ($22,059), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,261).

Employment

Occupations

368
2024 Value
± 184
−4.17%
1 Year decline
± 70.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orocovis, PR declined at a rate of −4.17%, from 384 employees to 368 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orocovis, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (83 people), Transportation Occupations (63 people), and Production Occupations (38 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orocovis, 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

368
2024 Value
± 184
−4.17%
1 Year decline
± 70.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orocovis, PR declined at a rate of −4.17%, from 384 employees to 368 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orocovis, PR, are Public Administration (67 people), Retail Trade (51 people), and Wholesale Trade (47 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orocovis, PR, though some of these residents may live in Orocovis, 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

$18,698
Median earning men ± $7,922
$21,576
Median earning women ± $8,048

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($22,059).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($16,723).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Orocovis, PR was $83,900 in 2024, which is 0.252 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,900 to $83,900, a 2.33% decrease. The homeownership rate in Orocovis, PR is 37.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Orocovis, PR have an average commute time of 48.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orocovis, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$83,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,729
$185
Median Property Taxes
±$89

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

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

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Rent vs Own

37.5%
Homeownership
2024
53.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 37.5% of the housing units in Orocovis, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 39.9%.

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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.
$17,298
Median Household Income
± $7,044
493
Number of Households
± 151

In 2024, the median household income of the 493 households in Orocovis, PR declined from $17,298 from the previous year's value of $20,542.

The following chart displays the households in Orocovis, 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 Orocovis, 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 (59%)
  2. Carpooled (18.2%)
  3. Walked (14.4%)

In 2024, 59% of workers in Orocovis, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.2%) and those who walked to work (14.4%).

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

48.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orocovis, PR have a longer commute time (48.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 34.7% of the workforce in Orocovis, 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 Orocovis, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orocovis, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

50.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orocovis, PR (659 out of 1.3k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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Health

99.2% of the population of Orocovis, PR has health coverage, with 16.5% on employee plans, 67.4% on Medicaid, 3.46% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 0.154% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 35.8% were men and 64.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.8% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 47.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 35.8% were men and 64.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.847%
Uninsured
16.5%
Employer Coverage
67.4%
Medicaid
3.46%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
0.154%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orocovis, PR grew by Infinityk% from 0% to 0.847%.

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