Sabana Seca, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,059
2024 Median Age
49.8
1.22% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
37.9%
0.634% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$25,083
5.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$124,000
5.71% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,174
2.06% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sabana Seca, 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 Seca, PR was $124,000, and the homeownership rate was 65.3%.

Most people in Sabana Seca, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sabana Seca, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoToa Baja Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRBayamón PUMA, PRToa Baja & Dorado PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.63 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (5.25k people) in Sabana Seca, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.45k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 803 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sabana Seca, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    5.25k ± 1.19k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.45k ± 523
  3. White (Hispanic)
    803 ± 380
100%
Hispanic Population
8.06k people

In 2024, there were 3.63 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (5.25k people) in Sabana Seca, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.45k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 803 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Sabana Seca, PR are hispanic (8.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sabana Seca, 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. Korea
    58 ± 93
  2. Vietnam
    10 ± 35

Sabana Seca, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 5.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sabana Seca, PR employs 3.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sabana Seca, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (371 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (348 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (328 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($40,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,260), and Information ($38,125).

Employment

Occupations

3.17k
2024 Value
± 604
2.06%
1 Year growth
± 24.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sabana Seca, PR grew at a rate of 2.06%, from 3.11k employees to 3.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sabana Seca, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (827 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (256 people), and Management Occupations (200 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sabana Seca, 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

3.17k
2024 Value
± 604
2.06%
1 Year growth
± 24.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sabana Seca, PR grew at a rate of 2.06%, from 3.11k employees to 3.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sabana Seca, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (371 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (348 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (328 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sabana Seca, PR, though some of these residents may live in Sabana Seca, 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

$25,969
Median earning men ± $9,384
$19,927
Median earning women ± $3,027

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($49,342), Information ($38,478), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,461).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($28,194), Retail Trade ($25,476), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($25,223).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sabana Seca, PR was $124,000 in 2024, which is 0.373 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,300 to $124,000, a 5.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Sabana Seca, PR is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sabana Seca, PR have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sabana Seca, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$124,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,543
$2,150
Median Property Taxes
±$361

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

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

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Rent vs Own

65.3%
Homeownership
2024
75.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in Sabana Seca, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

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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.
$25,083
Median Household Income
± $4,974
3.3k
Number of Households
± 525

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.3k households in Sabana Seca, PR grew to $25,083 from the previous year's value of $23,699.

The following chart displays the households in Sabana Seca, 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 Seca, 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 (72.3%)
  2. Other (8.06%)
  3. Carpooled (7.18%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Sabana Seca, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.06%) and those who carpooled to work (7.18%).

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

27.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sabana Seca, PR have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.3% of the workforce in Sabana Seca, 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 Seca, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sabana Seca, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sabana Seca, PR (3.04k out of 8.03k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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Health

93.2% of the population of Sabana Seca, PR has health coverage, with 25.4% on employee plans, 40.9% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.947% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.1% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.79%
Uninsured
25.4%
Employer Coverage
40.9%
Medicaid
14.9%
Medicare
11%
Non-Group
0.947%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sabana Seca, PR declined by 14.7% from 7.96% to 6.79%.

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