Potala Pastillo, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,606

2024 Median Age

49.9

1.42% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

63.8%

4.75% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$17,346

18.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$81,200

1.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

744

0.677% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Potala Pastillo, PR employs 744 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Potala Pastillo, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (185 people), Retail Trade (95 people), and Educational Services (84 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($26,436), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,993), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,054).

Employment

Occupations

744

2024 Value

± 263

0.677%

1 Year growth

± 54%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Potala Pastillo, PR grew at a rate of 0.677%, from 739 employees to 744 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Potala Pastillo, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (217 people), Sales & Related Occupations (108 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (80 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Potala Pastillo, 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

744

2024 Value

± 263

0.677%

1 Year growth

± 54%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Potala Pastillo, PR grew at a rate of 0.677%, from 739 employees to 744 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Potala Pastillo, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (185 people), Retail Trade (95 people), and Educational Services (84 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Potala Pastillo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Potala Pastillo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$13,795

Median earning men ± $18,904

$17,877

Median earning women ± $7,648

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,017).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Potala Pastillo, PR was $81,200 in 2024, which is 0.244 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $80,000 to $81,200, a 1.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Potala Pastillo, PR is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Potala Pastillo, PR have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Potala Pastillo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$81,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,940

$767

Median Property Taxes

±$192

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2024

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Potala Pastillo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Potala Pastillo, 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.

$17,346

Median Household Income

± $5,089

980

Number of Households

± 233

In 2024, the median household income of the 980 households in Potala Pastillo, PR grew to $17,346 from the previous year's value of $14,679.

The following chart displays the households in Potala Pastillo, 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 Potala Pastillo, 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 (89.9%)
Walked (4.97%)
Worked At Home (3.09%)

In 2024, 89.9% of workers in Potala Pastillo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.97%) and those who worked at home (3.09%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Potala Pastillo, PR have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.27% of the workforce in Potala Pastillo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

63.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Potala Pastillo, PR (1.66k out of 2.6k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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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