Peñuelas, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

5,208

2024 Median Age

41.5

6.68% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

37.3%

2.96% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$29,574

1.48% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$98,100

4.11% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,781

0.508% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Peñuelas, PR employs 1.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Peñuelas, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (290 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (213 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (179 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,588), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,141), and Educational Services ($33,200).

Employment

Occupations

1.78k

2024 Value

± 308

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 24.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peñuelas, PR grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 1.77k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Peñuelas, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (188 people), Sales & Related Occupations (166 people), and Production Occupations (138 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of 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

1.78k

2024 Value

± 308

0.508%

1 Year growth

± 24.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Peñuelas, PR grew at a rate of 0.508%, from 1.77k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Peñuelas, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (290 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (213 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Peñuelas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Peñuelas, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,674

Median earning men ± $3,650

$21,194

Median earning women ± $1,440

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,479), Manufacturing ($29,688), and Public Administration ($24,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,214), and Public Administration ($22,024).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Peñuelas, PR was $98,100 in 2024, which is 0.295 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,300 to $98,100, a 4.11% decrease. The homeownership rate in Peñuelas, PR is 67.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Peñuelas, PR have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Peñuelas, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$98,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,232

$1,267

Median Property Taxes

±$213

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.6%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.6% of the housing units in Peñuelas, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in 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.

$29,574

Median Household Income

± $5,614

1.87k

Number of Households

± 272

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.87k households in Peñuelas, PR declined from $29,574 from the previous year's value of $30,019.

The following chart displays the households in 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 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 (88.7%)
Other (3.91%)
Walked (3.52%)

In 2024, 88.7% of workers in Peñuelas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.91%) and those who walked to work (3.52%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Peñuelas, PR have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.48% of the workforce in Peñuelas, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in 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 Peñuelas, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Peñuelas, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Peñuelas, PR (1.94k out of 5.21k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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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