Parcelas Peñuelas, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

854

2024 Median Age

50.1

5.7% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

53.3%

3.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$15,634

6.14% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$81,700

20.8% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

331

20% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Parcelas Peñuelas, PR employs 331 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (83 people), Manufacturing (68 people), and Retail Trade (56 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($17,353), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($16,458), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($16,458).

Employment

Occupations

331

2024 Value

± 175

−20%

1 Year decline

± 89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR declined at a rate of −20%, from 414 employees to 331 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (83 people), Production Occupations (68 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (54 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parcelas Peñuelas, 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

331

2024 Value

± 175

−20%

1 Year decline

± 89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR declined at a rate of −20%, from 414 employees to 331 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (83 people), Manufacturing (68 people), and Retail Trade (56 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parcelas Peñuelas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$15,833

Median earning men ± $7,435

$16,285

Median earning women ± $7,870

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($16,630).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($23,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR was $81,700 in 2024, which is 0.246 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $103,100 to $81,700, a 20.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$81,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$38,121

$254

Median Property Taxes

±$105

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

82%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Parcelas Peñuelas, 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.

$15,634

Median Household Income

± $5,478

360

Number of Households

± 146

In 2024, the median household income of the 360 households in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR declined from $15,634 from the previous year's value of $16,657.

The following chart displays the households in Parcelas Peñuelas, 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 Parcelas Peñuelas, 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 (70%)
Carpooled (10%)
Walked (7.81%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who walked to work (7.81%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

53.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR (448 out of 840 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Parcelas Peñuelas, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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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