Palo Seco, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
997
2024 Median Age
43.5
9.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
52.3%
2.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$21,579
16.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$101,500
6.97% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
260
12.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Palo Seco, 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 Palo Seco, PR was $101,500, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%.

Most people in Palo Seco, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Palo Seco, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoMaunabo Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRGuayama, Salinas & Patillas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (674 people) in Palo Seco, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 175 White (Hispanic) and 95 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palo Seco, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    674 ± 309
  2. White (Hispanic)
    175 ± 186
  3. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    95 ± 102
100%
Hispanic Population
997 people

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (674 people) in Palo Seco, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 175 White (Hispanic) and 95 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Palo Seco, PR are hispanic (997 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palo Seco, 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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Economy

The economy of Palo Seco, PR employs 260 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palo Seco, PR were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (81 people), Public Administration (57 people), and Manufacturing (44 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($32,574), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($12,470), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($12,070).

Employment

Occupations

260
2024 Value
± 149
−12.8%
1 Year decline
± 89.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palo Seco, PR declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 298 employees to 260 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palo Seco, PR, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (69 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (38 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palo Seco, 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

260
2024 Value
± 149
−12.8%
1 Year decline
± 89.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palo Seco, PR declined at a rate of −12.8%, from 298 employees to 260 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palo Seco, PR, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (81 people), Public Administration (57 people), and Manufacturing (44 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palo Seco, PR, though some of these residents may live in Palo Seco, 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

$16,875
Median earning men ± $11,213
$12,328
Median earning women ± $11,581

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($33,971) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($15,594).

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Palo Seco, PR was $101,500 in 2024, which is 0.305 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,100 to $101,500, a 6.97% decrease. The homeownership rate in Palo Seco, PR is 64.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palo Seco, PR have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palo Seco, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$31,869
$273
Median Property Taxes
±$131

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

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

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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.
$21,579
Median Household Income
± $14,213
424
Number of Households
± 163

In 2024, the median household income of the 424 households in Palo Seco, PR grew to $21,579 from the previous year's value of $18,582.

The following chart displays the households in Palo Seco, 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 Palo Seco, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (88.4%)
  2. Public Transit (11.6%)

In 2024, 88.4% of workers in Palo Seco, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (11.6%) and those who carpooled 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.

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Commute Time

26.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palo Seco, PR have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Palo Seco, 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 Palo Seco, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palo Seco, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palo Seco, PR (521 out of 997 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 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

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

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Health

96% of the population of Palo Seco, PR has health coverage, with 14.7% on employee plans, 67.9% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 62.2% were men and 37.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 30.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 62.2% were men and 37.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.01%
Uninsured
14.7%
Employer Coverage
67.9%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
0%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palo Seco, PR declined by 55.4% from 8.99% to 4.01%.

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