Puerto Real, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,032
2024 Poverty Rate
42.7%
9.16% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$22,542
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$111,800
7.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,960
8.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Puerto Real, 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 Puerto Real, PR was $111,800, and the homeownership rate was 74.3%.

Most people in Puerto Real, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Puerto Real, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoCabo Rojo Municipio, PRSan Germán, PRCabo Rojo, San Germán & Lajas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more White (Hispanic) residents (3.44k people) in Puerto Real, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.67k Other (Hispanic) and 468 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Puerto Real, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    3.44k ± 737
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.67k ± 508
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    468 ± 267
99.6%
Hispanic Population
6.01k people

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more White (Hispanic) residents (3.44k people) in Puerto Real, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.67k Other (Hispanic) and 468 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.6% of the people in Puerto Real, PR are hispanic (6.01k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    59 ± 64
  2. Korea
    16 ± 33
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 34

Puerto Real, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Puerto Real, PR employs 1.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Puerto Real, PR were Retail Trade (447 people), Accommodation & Food Services (322 people), and Educational Services (207 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($47,880), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,344), and Retail Trade ($23,054).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k
2024 Value
± 431
8.05%
1 Year growth
± 28.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Puerto Real, PR grew at a rate of 8.05%, from 1.81k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Puerto Real, PR, are Production Occupations (266 people), Sales & Related Occupations (237 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (225 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Puerto Real, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.96k
2024 Value
± 431
8.05%
1 Year growth
± 28.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Puerto Real, PR grew at a rate of 8.05%, from 1.81k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Puerto Real, PR, are Retail Trade (447 people), Accommodation & Food Services (322 people), and Educational Services (207 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Puerto Real, PR, though some of these residents may live in Puerto Real, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$22,500
Median earning men ± $10,083
$19,630
Median earning women ± $3,157

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($100,083), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,880), and Retail Trade ($24,702).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($32,742), Public Administration ($29,464), and Retail Trade ($20,991).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Puerto Real, PR was $111,800 in 2024, which is 0.336 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $104,100 to $111,800, a 7.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Puerto Real, PR is 74.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Puerto Real, PR have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Puerto Real, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,478
$1,716
Median Property Taxes
±$307

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 Puerto Real, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.3%
Homeownership
2024
66.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.3% of the housing units in Puerto Real, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$22,542
Median Household Income
± $6,779
2.31k
Number of Households
± 401

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.31k households in Puerto Real, PR grew to $22,542 from the previous year's value of $20,318.

The following chart displays the households in Puerto Real, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Puerto Real, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80%)
  2. Carpooled (13.4%)
  3. Walked (3.23%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Puerto Real, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who walked to work (3.23%).

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.

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Commute Time

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Puerto Real, PR have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Puerto Real, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Puerto Real, PR (2.57k out of 6.03k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Puerto Real, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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.

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Health

97.2% of the population of Puerto Real, PR has health coverage, with 16.4% on employee plans, 57.2% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.42% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.7% were men and 56.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.8% under 18 years, 23.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.7% were men and 56.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.76%
Uninsured
16.4%
Employer Coverage
57.2%
Medicaid
11.6%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
1.42%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Puerto Real, PR declined by 50.8% from 5.61% to 2.76%.

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