Río Blanco, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,121

2024 Poverty Rate

14.1%

50.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$40,551

36.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$96,100

2.73% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,123

66.6% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Río Blanco, PR employs 1.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Río Blanco, PR were Retail Trade (318 people), Public Administration (152 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($40,313), Manufacturing ($39,242), and Educational Services ($36,129).

Employment

Occupations

1.12k

2024 Value

± 382

66.6%

1 Year growth

± 32%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Río Blanco, PR grew at a rate of 66.6%, from 674 employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Río Blanco, PR, are Health Technologists & Technicians (154 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (128 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (115 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Río Blanco, 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

1.12k

2024 Value

± 382

66.6%

1 Year growth

± 32%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Río Blanco, PR grew at a rate of 66.6%, from 674 employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Río Blanco, PR, are Retail Trade (318 people), Public Administration (152 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Río Blanco, PR, though some of these residents may live in Río Blanco, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,315

Median earning men ± $4,129

$19,812

Median earning women ± $1,592

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($39,242).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($19,566) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,015).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Río Blanco, PR was $96,100 in 2024, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $98,800 to $96,100, a 2.73% decrease. The homeownership rate in Río Blanco, PR is 86.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Río Blanco, PR have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Río Blanco, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,764

$613

Median Property Taxes

±$239

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

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

Rent vs Own

86.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.7% of the housing units in Río Blanco, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Río Blanco, 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.

$40,551

Median Household Income

± $20,999

707

Number of Households

± 268

In 2024, the median household income of the 707 households in Río Blanco, PR grew to $40,551 from the previous year's value of $29,620.

The following chart displays the households in Río Blanco, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Río Blanco, 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 (89.7%)
Other (7.67%)
Carpooled (2.61%)

In 2024, 89.7% of workers in Río Blanco, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.67%) and those who carpooled to work (2.61%).

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

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Río Blanco, PR have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Río Blanco, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Río Blanco, PR (293 out of 2.07k 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 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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