Palmarejo, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,400

2024 Median Age

55.7

6.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

47.9%

22% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$20,794

13.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$87,900

1.27% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

545

31% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Palmarejo, PR employs 545 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palmarejo, PR were Manufacturing (112 people), Retail Trade (111 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (86 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($13,659), Other Services Except Public Administration ($6,393), and Manufacturing ($3,810).

Employment

Occupations

545

2024 Value

± 267

31%

1 Year growth

± 56.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmarejo, PR grew at a rate of 31%, from 416 employees to 545 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmarejo, PR, are Production Occupations (112 people), Sales & Related Occupations (111 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (86 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmarejo, 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

545

2024 Value

± 267

31%

1 Year growth

± 56.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmarejo, PR grew at a rate of 31%, from 416 employees to 545 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmarejo, PR, are Manufacturing (112 people), Retail Trade (111 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (86 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmarejo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Palmarejo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$4,375

Median earning men ± $15,965

$11,654

Median earning women ± $2,854

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($13,659) and Manufacturing ($3,810).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Palmarejo, PR was $87,900 in 2024, which is 0.264 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $86,800 to $87,900, a 1.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Palmarejo, PR is 78.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palmarejo, PR have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palmarejo, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,610

$395

Median Property Taxes

±$170

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.1%

Homeownership

2024

54.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.1% of the housing units in Palmarejo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palmarejo, 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.

$20,794

Median Household Income

± $2,931

506

Number of Households

± 219

In 2024, the median household income of the 506 households in Palmarejo, PR grew to $20,794 from the previous year's value of $18,284.

The following chart displays the households in Palmarejo, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palmarejo, 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 (88.1%)
Carpooled (11.9%)

In 2024, 88.1% of workers in Palmarejo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palmarejo, PR have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Palmarejo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Palmarejo, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palmarejo, PR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

47.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmarejo, PR (671 out of 1.4k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 75+.

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

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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