Sabana Grande, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,432
2024 Median Age
47.7
5.76% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
44.5%
0.221% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$23,492
8.03% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$113,200
1.82% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
2,560
3.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sabana Grande, 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 Sabana Grande, PR was $113,200, and the homeownership rate was 72.9%.

Most people in Sabana Grande, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sabana Grande, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSabana Grande Municipio, PRSan Germán, PRCabo Rojo, San Germán & Lajas PUMA, PRYauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.84 times more White (Hispanic) residents (5.23k people) in Sabana Grande, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.84k Other (Hispanic) and 953 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sabana Grande, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    5.23k ± 887
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.84k ± 755
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    953 ± 277
99.3%
Hispanic Population
9.37k people

In 2024, there were 1.84 times more White (Hispanic) residents (5.23k people) in Sabana Grande, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.84k Other (Hispanic) and 953 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.3% of the people in Sabana Grande, PR are hispanic (9.37k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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
    91 ± 69
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    55 ± 71
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 34

Sabana Grande, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sabana Grande, PR employs 2.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sabana Grande, PR were Retail Trade (588 people), Public Administration (329 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (327 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($32,060), Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,954), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,092).

Employment

Occupations

2.56k
2024 Value
± 439
−3.8%
1 Year decline
± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sabana Grande, PR declined at a rate of −3.8%, from 2.66k employees to 2.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sabana Grande, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (463 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (390 people), and Management Occupations (198 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sabana Grande, 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

2.56k
2024 Value
± 439
−3.8%
1 Year decline
± 25.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sabana Grande, PR declined at a rate of −3.8%, from 2.66k employees to 2.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sabana Grande, PR, are Retail Trade (588 people), Public Administration (329 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (327 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sabana Grande, PR, though some of these residents may live in Sabana Grande, 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

$18,935
Median earning men ± $2,141
$20,810
Median earning women ± $4,079

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,339), Public Administration ($31,544), and Manufacturing ($28,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($32,589), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($22,695).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sabana Grande, PR was $113,200 in 2024, which is 0.34 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,300 to $113,200, a 1.82% decrease. The homeownership rate in Sabana Grande, PR is 72.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sabana Grande, PR have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sabana Grande, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$113,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,696
$2,619
Median Property Taxes
±$299

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

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

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Rent vs Own

72.9%
Homeownership
2024
71.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.9% of the housing units in Sabana Grande, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.5%.

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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.
$23,492
Median Household Income
± $2,372
3.59k
Number of Households
± 411

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.59k households in Sabana Grande, PR grew to $23,492 from the previous year's value of $21,746.

The following chart displays the households in Sabana Grande, 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 Sabana Grande, 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 (86.1%)
  2. Walked (7.52%)
  3. Carpooled (3.86%)

In 2024, 86.1% of workers in Sabana Grande, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (7.52%) and those who carpooled to work (3.86%).

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

23.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sabana Grande, PR have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.96% of the workforce in Sabana Grande, 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 Sabana Grande, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sabana Grande, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sabana Grande, PR (4.19k out of 9.4k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sabana Grande, 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

95.8% of the population of Sabana Grande, PR has health coverage, with 19.5% on employee plans, 45.5% on Medicaid, 22.6% on Medicare, 7.48% on non-group plans, and 0.787% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.16%
Uninsured
19.5%
Employer Coverage
45.5%
Medicaid
22.6%
Medicare
7.48%
Non-Group
0.787%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sabana Grande, PR grew by 5.64% from 3.93% to 4.16%.

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