Punta Santiago, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,716
2024 Median Age
46.5
6.9% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
44.6%
12.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$26,585
2.93% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$98,200
2.72% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,082
1.55% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Punta Santiago, 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 Punta Santiago, PR was $98,200, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Punta Santiago, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Punta Santiago, PR was 1 car per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoHumacao Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRHumacao, Fajardo & Islas Municipios PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Punta Santiago, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 241 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 219 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Punta Santiago, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    3.07k ± 590
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    241 ± 130
  3. White (Hispanic)
    219 ± 112
99.7%
Hispanic Population
3.71k people

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Punta Santiago, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 241 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 219 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.7% of the people in Punta Santiago, PR are hispanic (3.71k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Punta Santiago, 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. Korea
    41 ± 49
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    23 ± 39
  3. Vietnam
    10 ± 27

Punta Santiago, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Punta Santiago, PR employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Punta Santiago, PR were Manufacturing (184 people), Retail Trade (178 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (144 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($45,455), Utilities ($39,063), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,281).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k
2024 Value
± 272
−1.55%
1 Year decline
± 36.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Punta Santiago, PR declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 1.1k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Punta Santiago, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (194 people), Sales & Related Occupations (149 people), and Production Occupations (130 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Punta Santiago, 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

1.08k
2024 Value
± 272
−1.55%
1 Year decline
± 36.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Punta Santiago, PR declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 1.1k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Punta Santiago, PR, are Manufacturing (184 people), Retail Trade (178 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Punta Santiago, PR, though some of these residents may live in Punta Santiago, 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

$19,681
Median earning men ± $2,904
$23,300
Median earning women ± $2,082

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($19,955), Retail Trade ($19,788), and Manufacturing ($19,034).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($26,008), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,662), and Manufacturing ($23,947).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Punta Santiago, PR was $98,200 in 2024, which is 0.295 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,600 to $98,200, a 2.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Punta Santiago, PR is 74.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Punta Santiago, PR have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Punta Santiago, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$98,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,312
$1,103
Median Property Taxes
±$211

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 Punta Santiago, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.7%
Homeownership
2024
78.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.7% of the housing units in Punta Santiago, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.4%.

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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.
$26,585
Median Household Income
± $8,194
1.48k
Number of Households
± 276

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Punta Santiago, PR grew to $26,585 from the previous year's value of $25,827.

The following chart displays the households in Punta Santiago, 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 Punta Santiago, 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 (75.2%)
  2. Carpooled (18%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.79%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Punta Santiago, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18%) and those who worked at home (3.79%).

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

29.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Punta Santiago, PR have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.03% of the workforce in Punta Santiago, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Punta Santiago, PR (1.65k out of 3.71k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Punta Santiago, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other 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.

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Health

95.2% of the population of Punta Santiago, PR has health coverage, with 20.7% on employee plans, 45.9% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 1.94% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.83%
Uninsured
20.7%
Employer Coverage
45.9%
Medicaid
15.5%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
1.94%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Punta Santiago, PR declined by 7.81% from 5.24% to 4.83%.

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