Peñuelas Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
19,853
2024 Median Age
41.7
1.21% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
52.3%
2.58% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$22,697
8.29% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$89,600
1.82% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,373
0.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Peñuelas Municipio, 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 Peñuelas Municipio, PR was $89,600, and the homeownership rate was 69.6%.

Most people in Peñuelas Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Peñuelas Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 6.7 times more White (Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Peñuelas Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k Other (Hispanic) and 1.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Peñuelas Municipio, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    15.6k ± 900
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.32k ± 631
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.21k ± 420
99.5%
Hispanic Population
19.8k people

In 2024, there were 6.7 times more White (Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Peñuelas Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k Other (Hispanic) and 1.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.5% of the people in Peñuelas Municipio, PR are hispanic (19.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Peñuelas Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    215 ± 147
  2. Vietnam
    140 ± 88
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    54 ± 52

Peñuelas Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Peñuelas Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Peñuelas Municipio, PR employs 6.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peñuelas Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (851 people), Construction (781 people), and Manufacturing (684 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($41,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($36,299), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,221).

Employment

Occupations

6.37k
2024 Value
± 664
0.22%
1 Year growth
± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peñuelas Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 0.22%, from 6.36k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peñuelas Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (778 people), Production Occupations (605 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (528 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Peñuelas Municipio, 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

6.37k
2024 Value
± 664
0.22%
1 Year growth
± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peñuelas Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 0.22%, from 6.36k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peñuelas Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (851 people), Construction (781 people), and Manufacturing (684 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peñuelas Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Peñuelas Municipio, 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

$17,928
Median earning men ± $1,878
$20,760
Median earning women ± $954

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,635), Public Administration ($28,684), and Wholesale Trade ($23,491).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,321), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,477), and Public Administration ($21,411).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Peñuelas Municipio, PR was $89,600 in 2024, which is 0.269 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,000 to $89,600, a 1.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Peñuelas Municipio, PR is 69.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Peñuelas Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peñuelas Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$89,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,633
$4,876
Median Property Taxes
±$441

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

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

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Rent vs Own

69.6%
Homeownership
2024
74.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.6% of the housing units in Peñuelas Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

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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.
$22,697
Median Household Income
± $2,107
7.01k
Number of Households
± 604

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.01k households in Peñuelas Municipio, PR grew to $22,697 from the previous year's value of $20,959.

The following chart displays the households in Peñuelas Municipio, 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 Peñuelas Municipio, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89.9%)
  2. Other (3.41%)
  3. Carpooled (2.68%)

In 2024, 89.9% of workers in Peñuelas Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.41%) and those who carpooled to work (2.68%).

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

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peñuelas Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.36% of the workforce in Peñuelas Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peñuelas Municipio, PR (10.4k out of 19.9k 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 Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Peñuelas Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White 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.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Peñuelas Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 15.8% on employee plans, 59.9% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 7.53% on non-group plans, and 0.701% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.34%
Uninsured
15.8%
Employer Coverage
59.9%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
7.53%
Non-Group
0.701%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Peñuelas Municipio, PR declined by 3.14% from 4.48% to 4.34%.

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