Ponce Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

132,760

2024 Median Age

44.5

1.37% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

49.7%

2.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$19,877

5.58% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$110,200

1.85% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

39,132

3.98% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ponce 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.

The largest universities in Ponce Municipio, PR are Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (956 degrees awarded in 2024), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (606 degrees), and Instituto Educativo Premier (328 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Ponce Municipio, PR was $110,200, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Ponce Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Ponce Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Ponce Municipio, PR borders Adjuntas Municipio, PR, Jayuya Municipio, PR, Juana Díaz Municipio, PR, Peñuelas Municipio, PR, and Utuado Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.2 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (75.1k people) in Ponce Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.1k White (Hispanic) and 14.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ponce Municipio, PR

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
75.1k ± 2.17k
White (Hispanic)
34.1k ± 1.94k
Other (Hispanic)
14.8k ± 1.53k

99.4%

Hispanic Population

132k people

99.4% of the people in Ponce Municipio, PR are hispanic (132k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
604 ± 122
Gulf War (2001-)
244 ± 145
Korea
158 ± 78

Ponce Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

95.5% of the population of Ponce Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 18.6% on employee plans, 54.5% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.829% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.48%

Uninsured

18.6%

Employer Coverage

54.5%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.829%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ponce Municipio, PR declined by 5.24% from 4.73% to 4.48%.

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

Economy

The economy of Ponce Municipio, PR employs 39.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ponce Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (6,412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,910 people), and Educational Services (4,166 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($77,355), Information ($43,191), and Finance & Insurance ($32,686).

Employment

Occupations

39.1k

2024 Value

± 1,664

3.98%

1 Year growth

± 5.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ponce Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.98%, from 37.6k employees to 39.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ponce Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,945 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,070 people), and Management Occupations (2,675 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ponce Municipio, 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

39.1k

2024 Value

± 1,664

3.98%

1 Year growth

± 5.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ponce Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.98%, from 37.6k employees to 39.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ponce Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (6,412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,910 people), and Educational Services (4,166 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ponce Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Ponce Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,156

Median earning men ± $1,070

$19,669

Median earning women ± $1,113

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($44,105), Public Administration ($35,478), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,776).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,807), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($30,515), and Public Administration ($28,150).

Education

In 2024, universities in Ponce Municipio, PR awarded 3,400 degrees. The student population of Ponce Municipio, PR in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5,423 male students and 8,707 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ponce Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (3,387 and 99.7%), Unknown (5 and 0.147%), White (2 and 0.0589%), and Black or African American (2 and 0.0589%).

The largest universities in Ponce Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (956 and 28.1%), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (606 and 17.8%), and Instituto Educativo Premier (328 and 9.65%).

The most popular majors in Ponce Municipio, PR are Electrician (241 and 7.09%), General Biomedical Sciences (209 and 6.15%), and General Psychology (207 and 6.09%).

The median tuition costs are $5,760 for private four year colleges, and $5,024 and $5,024 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Ponce Municipio, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 48.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 14,130 (38.4% men and 61.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 14,130 students enrolled in Ponce Municipio, PR, 38.4% men and 61.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 13,835 records, of which 61.7% were women and 38.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biomedical Sciences
205 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
117 degrees awarded
General Psychology
117 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Ponce Municipio, PR was General Biomedical Sciences with 205 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Ponce Municipio, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
956 degrees awarded
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
606 degrees awarded
Instituto Educativo Premier
328 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce with 956 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,552 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ponce Municipio, PR, which is 0.84 times less than the 1,848 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 3,387 degrees mean that there were 677 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 5 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($9,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,664) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,168) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ponce Municipio, PR was $110,200 in 2024, which is 0.331 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,200 to $110,200, a 1.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Ponce Municipio, PR is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ponce Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ponce Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$110,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,098

$37,571

Median Property Taxes

±$1,230

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

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

Rent vs Own

67.3%

Homeownership

2024

74.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Ponce Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ponce Municipio, 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.

$19,877

Median Household Income

± $826

55.8k

Number of Households

± 1,561

In 2024, the median household income of the 55.8k households in Ponce Municipio, PR grew to $19,877 from the previous year's value of $18,827.

The following chart displays the households in Ponce 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ponce Municipio, 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 (85.3%)
Carpooled (6.11%)
Worked At Home (5.94%)

In 2024, 85.3% of workers in Ponce Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.11%) and those who worked at home (5.94%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ponce Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.59% of the workforce in Ponce Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

49.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ponce Municipio, PR (64.4k out of 130k 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 65 - 74.

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