Piedra Gorda, PR

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2024 Population

2,166

2024 Median Age

46.2

15.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

38.2%

1.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$22,169

7.18% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$113,500

0.889% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

901

0.896% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Piedra Gorda, 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 Piedra Gorda, PR was $113,500, and the homeownership rate was 84.1%.

Most people in Piedra Gorda, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Piedra Gorda, PR was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 4.59 times more White (Hispanic) residents (1.62k people) in Piedra Gorda, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 353 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 158 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Piedra Gorda, PR

White (Hispanic)
1.62k ± 635
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
353 ± 299
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
158 ± 240

100%

Hispanic Population

2.17k people

100% of the people in Piedra Gorda, PR are hispanic (2.17k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

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.

Health

100% of the population of Piedra Gorda, PR has health coverage, with 12.8% on employee plans, 73.2% on Medicaid, 6.69% on Medicare, 7.25% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.3% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 46.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

12.8%

Employer Coverage

73.2%

Medicaid

6.69%

Medicare

7.25%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Piedra Gorda, PR stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Piedra Gorda, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Piedra Gorda, PR employs 901 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Piedra Gorda, PR were Public Administration (233 people), Manufacturing (128 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (123 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($26,651), Manufacturing ($19,455), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($4,113).

Employment

Occupations

901

2024 Value

± 324

0.896%

1 Year growth

± 51.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Piedra Gorda, PR grew at a rate of 0.896%, from 893 employees to 901 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Piedra Gorda, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (197 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (159 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (147 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Piedra Gorda, 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

901

2024 Value

± 324

0.896%

1 Year growth

± 51.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Piedra Gorda, PR grew at a rate of 0.896%, from 893 employees to 901 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Piedra Gorda, PR, are Public Administration (233 people), Manufacturing (128 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Piedra Gorda, PR, though some of these residents may live in Piedra Gorda, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,292

Median earning men ± $12,051

$22,308

Median earning women ± $4,564

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($26,798), Manufacturing ($23,558), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($4,113).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($18,491).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Piedra Gorda, PR was $113,500 in 2024, which is 0.341 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,500 to $113,500, a 0.889% increase. The homeownership rate in Piedra Gorda, PR is 84.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Piedra Gorda, PR have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Piedra Gorda, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$113,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,548

$603

Median Property Taxes

±$190

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

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$22,169

Median Household Income

± $9,100

717

Number of Households

± 239

In 2024, the median household income of the 717 households in Piedra Gorda, PR grew to $22,169 from the previous year's value of $20,683.

The following chart displays the households in Piedra Gorda, 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 Piedra Gorda, 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 (93.5%)
Worked At Home (3.44%)
Carpooled (3.11%)

In 2024, 93.5% of workers in Piedra Gorda, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (3.44%) and those who carpooled to work (3.11%).

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

29.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Piedra Gorda, PR have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.51% of the workforce in Piedra Gorda, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Piedra Gorda, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Piedra Gorda, PR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Piedra Gorda, PR (828 out of 2.17k 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 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

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