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None of the households in Palmas, 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 2019, the median property value in Palmas, PR was $93,700, and the homeownership rate was 88.2%.
In 2019, there were 2.1 times more White (Hispanic) residents (478 people) in Palmas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 228 Other (Hispanic) and 187 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2019, there were 2.1 times more White (Hispanic) residents (478 people) in Palmas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 228 Other (Hispanic) and 187 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in Palmas, PR are hispanic (930 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palmas, PR as a share of the total population.
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.
96.9% of the population of Palmas, PR has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 85.8% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.
In 2019, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 36% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.62% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2018 and 2019, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palmas, PR declined by 74.5% from 12% to 3.06%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Palmas, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
From 2018 to 2019, employment in Palmas, PR declined at a rate of −74.8%, from 107 employees to 27 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmas, PR, are Production Occupations (27 people), Management Occupations (0 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (0 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmas, PR.
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.
From 2018 to 2019, employment in Palmas, PR declined at a rate of −74.8%, from 107 employees to 27 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmas, PR, are Manufacturing (27 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Palmas, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The median property value in Palmas, PR was $93,700 in 2019, which is 0.282 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $103,100 to $93,700, a 9.12% decrease. The homeownership rate in Palmas, PR is 88.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
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 Palmas, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palmas, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2018, the median household income of the 357 households in Palmas, PR declined from $13,200 from the previous year's value of $13,288.
The following chart displays the households in Palmas, 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.
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.
In 2019, 100% of workers in Palmas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) 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.
The following chart displays the households in Palmas, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palmas, PR have 3 cars.
59.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmas, PR (545 out of 916 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 Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palmas, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Black.
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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Social Needs
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.