Río Cañas Abajo, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

781

2024 Median Age

46.9

11.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

60.2%

6.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$12,875

3.21% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$86,700

1.92% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

154

12% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Río Cañas Abajo, PR employs 154 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Río Cañas Abajo, PR were Other Services, Except Public Administration (37 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (35 people), and Manufacturing (28 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,000).

Employment

Occupations

154

2024 Value

± 130

−12%

1 Year decline

± 127%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Río Cañas Abajo, PR declined at a rate of −12%, from 175 employees to 154 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Río Cañas Abajo, PR, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (37 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (25 people), and Management Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Río Cañas Abajo, 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

154

2024 Value

± 130

−12%

1 Year decline

± 127%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Río Cañas Abajo, PR declined at a rate of −12%, from 175 employees to 154 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Río Cañas Abajo, PR, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (37 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (35 people), and Manufacturing (28 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Río Cañas Abajo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Río Cañas Abajo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,625

Median earning men ± $46,500

$26,083

Median earning women ± $25,840

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Río Cañas Abajo, PR was $86,700 in 2024, which is 0.261 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,400 to $86,700, a 1.92% decrease. The homeownership rate in Río Cañas Abajo, PR is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Río Cañas Abajo, PR have an average commute time of 38.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Río Cañas Abajo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$86,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,863

$294

Median Property Taxes

±$124

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Río Cañas Abajo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Río Cañas Abajo, 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.

$12,875

Median Household Income

± $2,991

336

Number of Households

± 134

In 2024, the median household income of the 336 households in Río Cañas Abajo, PR grew to $12,875 from the previous year's value of $12,475.

The following chart displays the households in Río Cañas Abajo, 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 Río Cañas Abajo, 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 (66.2%)
Worked At Home (24%)
Carpooled (9.74%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Río Cañas Abajo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24%) and those who carpooled to work (9.74%).

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

38.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Río Cañas Abajo, PR have a longer commute time (38.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.1% of the workforce in Río Cañas Abajo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Río Cañas Abajo, 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 Cañas Abajo, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Río Cañas Abajo, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

60.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Río Cañas Abajo, PR (470 out of 781 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Río Cañas Abajo, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More 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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