Rafael Hernández, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,324

2024 Median Age

45.3

8.89% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

43.1%

2.09% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$22,201

3.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$148,700

31.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

559

7.92% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Rafael Hernández, PR employs 559 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rafael Hernández, PR were Manufacturing (108 people), Public Administration (102 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (98 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,568), Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,659), and Manufacturing ($25,114).

Employment

Occupations

559

2024 Value

± 202

7.92%

1 Year growth

± 48.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rafael Hernández, PR grew at a rate of 7.92%, from 518 employees to 559 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rafael Hernández, PR, are Management Occupations (81 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (66 people), and Production Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rafael Hernández, 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

559

2024 Value

± 202

7.92%

1 Year growth

± 48.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rafael Hernández, PR grew at a rate of 7.92%, from 518 employees to 559 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rafael Hernández, PR, are Manufacturing (108 people), Public Administration (102 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (98 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rafael Hernández, PR, though some of these residents may live in Rafael Hernández, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$17,679

Median earning men ± $2,494

$16,667

Median earning women ± $14,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($31,406) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,932).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,364), Manufacturing ($8,333), and Public Administration ($6,615).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rafael Hernández, PR was $148,700 in 2024, which is 0.447 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,400 to $148,700, a 31.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Rafael Hernández, PR is 63%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rafael Hernández, PR have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rafael Hernández, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$148,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$99,759

$324

Median Property Taxes

±$130

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

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

Rent vs Own

63%

Homeownership

2024

72.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63% of the housing units in Rafael Hernández, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.8%.

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

$22,201

Median Household Income

± $4,236

514

Number of Households

± 160

In 2024, the median household income of the 514 households in Rafael Hernández, PR grew to $22,201 from the previous year's value of $21,470.

The following chart displays the households in Rafael Hernández, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rafael Hernández, 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 (85.1%)
Carpooled (8.29%)
Worked At Home (6.63%)

In 2024, 85.1% of workers in Rafael Hernández, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.29%) and those who worked at home (6.63%).

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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rafael Hernández, PR have a longer commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rafael Hernández, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rafael Hernández, 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 Hernández, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rafael Hernández, PR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

43.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rafael Hernández, PR (571 out of 1.32k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rafael Hernández, 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.

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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