Playa Fortuna, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,650

2024 Median Age

51.8

1.97% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

61.9%

7.02% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$20,202

15.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$120,700

20.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

502

14.9% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Playa Fortuna, PR employs 502 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Playa Fortuna, PR were Accommodation & Food Services (175 people), Retail Trade (110 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($20,014), Accommodation & Food Services ($20,014), and Retail Trade ($18,664).

Employment

Occupations

502

2024 Value

± 220

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 56.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Playa Fortuna, PR grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 437 employees to 502 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Playa Fortuna, PR, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (145 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (71 people), and Material Moving Occupations (69 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Playa Fortuna, 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

502

2024 Value

± 220

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 56.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Playa Fortuna, PR grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 437 employees to 502 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Playa Fortuna, PR, are Accommodation & Food Services (175 people), Retail Trade (110 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Playa Fortuna, PR, though some of these residents may live in Playa Fortuna, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$17,792

Median earning men ± $9,790

$18,513

Median earning women ± $7,647

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Playa Fortuna, PR was $120,700 in 2024, which is 0.363 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,900 to $120,700, a 20.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Playa Fortuna, PR is 70.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Playa Fortuna, PR have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Playa Fortuna, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$120,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,965

$503

Median Property Taxes

±$163

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.4%

Homeownership

2024

76.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.4% of the housing units in Playa Fortuna, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Playa Fortuna, 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.

$20,202

Median Household Income

± $9,316

714

Number of Households

± 199

In 2024, the median household income of the 714 households in Playa Fortuna, PR grew to $20,202 from the previous year's value of $17,452.

The following chart displays the households in Playa Fortuna, 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 Playa Fortuna, 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 (95.5%)
Bicycle (4.55%)

In 2024, 95.5% of workers in Playa Fortuna, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used a bicycle to get to work (4.55%) and those who carpooled 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.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Playa Fortuna, PR have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.18% of the workforce in Playa Fortuna, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Playa Fortuna, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Playa Fortuna, PR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

61.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Playa Fortuna, PR (1.02k out of 1.65k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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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