Quebradillas Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
23,409
2024 Median Age
45.1
2.04% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
45.1%
0.0043% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$24,640
4.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$112,500
2.55% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,359
1.15% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Quebradillas 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.

In 2024, the median property value in Quebradillas Municipio, PR was $112,500, and the homeownership rate was 70.6%.

Most people in Quebradillas Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Quebradillas Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.92 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Quebradillas Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.44k Other (Hispanic) and 3.53k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Quebradillas Municipio, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    12.4k ± 1.11k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    6.44k ± 1.06k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.53k ± 1.01k
99.2%
Hispanic Population
23.2k people

In 2024, there were 1.92 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Quebradillas Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.44k Other (Hispanic) and 3.53k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.2% of the people in Quebradillas Municipio, PR are hispanic (23.2k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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
    227 ± 130
  2. Korea
    51 ± 73
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 38

Quebradillas Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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Economy

The economy of Quebradillas Municipio, PR employs 7.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Quebradillas Municipio, PR were Other Services, Except Public Administration (828 people), Manufacturing (791 people), and Retail Trade (774 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($33,553), Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,007), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,870).

Employment

Occupations

7.36k
2024 Value
± 881
1.15%
1 Year growth
± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Quebradillas Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 7.28k employees to 7.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Quebradillas Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,081 people), Production Occupations (690 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (567 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Quebradillas Municipio, 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

7.36k
2024 Value
± 881
1.15%
1 Year growth
± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Quebradillas Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 7.28k employees to 7.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Quebradillas Municipio, PR, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (828 people), Manufacturing (791 people), and Retail Trade (774 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Quebradillas Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Quebradillas Municipio, 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

$18,926
Median earning men ± $2,127
$17,838
Median earning women ± $2,319

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($32,027), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,250), and Manufacturing ($26,009).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,673), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,218), and Public Administration ($22,196).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Quebradillas Municipio, PR was $112,500 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $109,700 to $112,500, a 2.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Quebradillas Municipio, PR is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Quebradillas Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Quebradillas Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,594
$5,965
Median Property Taxes
±$591

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

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

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Rent vs Own

70.6%
Homeownership
2024
69.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Quebradillas Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.7%.

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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.
$24,640
Median Household Income
± $4,238
8.45k
Number of Households
± 852

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.45k households in Quebradillas Municipio, PR grew to $24,640 from the previous year's value of $23,624.

The following chart displays the households in Quebradillas 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Quebradillas Municipio, 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 (86.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Public Transit (1.19%)

In 2024, 86.9% of workers in Quebradillas Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.19%).

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

28.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Quebradillas Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.05% of the workforce in Quebradillas Municipio, 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 Quebradillas Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Quebradillas Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

45.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Quebradillas Municipio, PR (10.5k out of 23.3k 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 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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

96.1% of the population of Quebradillas Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 17.2% on employee plans, 61% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 5.78% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.5% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.87%
Uninsured
17.2%
Employer Coverage
61%
Medicaid
11%
Medicare
5.78%
Non-Group
1.08%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Quebradillas Municipio, PR declined by 13.9% from 4.5% to 3.87%.

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