Playita Cortada, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,316

2024 Median Age

44.7

22.1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

50.2%

22.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$25,833

53.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$107,200

2.49% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

355

9.67% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Playita Cortada, PR employs 355 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Playita Cortada, PR were Construction (70 people), Retail Trade (58 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (54 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,211), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,158), and Construction ($11,875).

Employment

Occupations

355

2024 Value

± 172

−9.67%

1 Year decline

± 74.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Playita Cortada, PR declined at a rate of −9.67%, from 393 employees to 355 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Playita Cortada, PR, are Production Occupations (72 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (51 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (41 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Playita Cortada, 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

355

2024 Value

± 172

−9.67%

1 Year decline

± 74.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Playita Cortada, PR declined at a rate of −9.67%, from 393 employees to 355 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Playita Cortada, PR, are Construction (70 people), Retail Trade (58 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Playita Cortada, PR, though some of these residents may live in Playita Cortada, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,362

Median earning men ± $1,814

$24,868

Median earning women ± $8,718

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($11,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,158).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Playita Cortada, PR was $107,200 in 2024, which is 0.322 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $104,600 to $107,200, a 2.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Playita Cortada, PR is 79%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Playita Cortada, PR have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Playita Cortada, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$107,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,264

$452

Median Property Taxes

±$143

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

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

Rent vs Own

79%

Homeownership

2024

63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79% of the housing units in Playita Cortada, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Playita Cortada, 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.

$25,833

Median Household Income

± $8,175

572

Number of Households

± 176

In 2024, the median household income of the 572 households in Playita Cortada, PR grew to $25,833 from the previous year's value of $16,841.

The following chart displays the households in Playita Cortada, 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 Playita Cortada, 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 (93.8%)
Worked At Home (6.19%)

In 2024, 93.8% of workers in Playita Cortada, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.19%) 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

30.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Playita Cortada, PR have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Playita Cortada, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

50.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Playita Cortada, PR (661 out of 1.32k 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 12 - 14, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Playita Cortada, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

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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