Rafael González, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,652

2024 Median Age

44.8

8.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

50.8%

28.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$17,045

19.7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$132,400

7.03% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,041

0.192% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Rafael González, PR employs 1.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rafael González, PR were Manufacturing (161 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (154 people), and Retail Trade (129 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,925), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,597), and Manufacturing ($18,706).

Employment

Occupations

1.04k

2024 Value

± 348

−0.192%

1 Year decline

± 47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rafael González, PR declined at a rate of −0.192%, from 1.04k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rafael González, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (139 people), Production Occupations (113 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rafael González, 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

1.04k

2024 Value

± 348

−0.192%

1 Year decline

± 47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rafael González, PR declined at a rate of −0.192%, from 1.04k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rafael González, PR, are Manufacturing (161 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (154 people), and Retail Trade (129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rafael González, PR, though some of these residents may live in Rafael González, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$15,277

Median earning men ± $4,399

$25,212

Median earning women ± $10,491

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($19,189) and Retail Trade ($7,008).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,925) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,597).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rafael González, PR was $132,400 in 2024, which is 0.398 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $123,700 to $132,400, a 7.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Rafael González, PR is 59.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rafael González, PR have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rafael González, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$132,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,979

$550

Median Property Taxes

±$202

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 Rafael González, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

59.2%

Homeownership

2024

80.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.2% of the housing units in Rafael González, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rafael González, 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.

$17,045

Median Household Income

± $6,329

929

Number of Households

± 297

In 2024, the median household income of the 929 households in Rafael González, PR declined from $17,045 from the previous year's value of $21,237.

The following chart displays the households in Rafael González, 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 Rafael González, 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 (97.8%)
Worked At Home (2.18%)

In 2024, 97.8% of workers in Rafael González, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (2.18%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rafael González, PR have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.13% of the workforce in Rafael González, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rafael González, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rafael González, PR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

50.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rafael González, PR (1.35k out of 2.65k 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 Females 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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