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None of the households in Peña Pobre, 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 Peña Pobre, PR was $96,100, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.
In 2024, there were 8.34 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (901 people) in Peña Pobre, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2024, there were 8.34 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (901 people) in Peña Pobre, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in Peña Pobre, PR are hispanic (1.01k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Peña Pobre, 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.
100% of the population of Peña Pobre, PR has health coverage, with 16.3% on employee plans, 80.9% on Medicaid, 0% on Medicare, 2.87% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.2% were men and 63.8% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 42.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.2% were men and 63.8% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peña Pobre, PR declined by 100% from 9.35% to 0%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Peña Pobre, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Peña Pobre, PR employs 281 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peña Pobre, PR were Manufacturing (132 people), Accommodation & Food Services (117 people), and Finance & Insurance (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($28,553).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peña Pobre, PR declined at a rate of −14.3%, from 328 employees to 281 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peña Pobre, PR, are Production Occupations (132 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (117 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peña Pobre, 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 2023 to 2024, employment in Peña Pobre, PR declined at a rate of −14.3%, from 328 employees to 281 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peña Pobre, PR, are Manufacturing (132 people), Accommodation & Food Services (117 people), and Finance & Insurance (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peña Pobre, PR, though some of these residents may live in Peña Pobre, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The median property value in Peña Pobre, PR was $96,100 in 2024, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $86,700 to $96,100, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Peña Pobre, PR is 74.7%, 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 Peña Pobre, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Peña Pobre, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 336 households in Peña Pobre, PR grew to $16,382 from the previous year's value of $16,336.
The following chart displays the households in Peña Pobre, 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 2024, 100% of workers in Peña Pobre, 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 Peña Pobre, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peña Pobre, PR have 2 cars.
81.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peña Pobre, PR (820 out of 1.01k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peña Pobre, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.
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.