Salinas, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,128
2024 Median Age
48.2
1.03% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
45.2%
9.95% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$19,816
2.12% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$93,200
4.31% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,234
9.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Salinas, 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 Salinas, PR was $93,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Salinas, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Salinas, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSalinas Municipio, PRCoco, PRGuayama, Salinas & Patillas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 8.62 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Salinas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 368 White (Hispanic) and 288 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salinas, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.17k ± 466
  2. White (Hispanic)
    368 ± 246
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    288 ± 178
99.3%
Hispanic Population
4.1k people

In 2024, there were 8.62 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Salinas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 368 White (Hispanic) and 288 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.3% of the people in Salinas, PR are hispanic (4.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salinas, 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
    37 ± 44
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    21 ± 33
  3. Korea
    15 ± 27

Salinas, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Salinas, PR employs 1.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salinas, PR were Accommodation & Food Services (215 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (183 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (162 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,962), Finance & Insurance ($59,962), and Educational Services ($36,528).

Employment

Occupations

1.23k
2024 Value
± 297
9.3%
1 Year growth
± 31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salinas, PR grew at a rate of 9.3%, from 1.13k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salinas, PR, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (181 people), Sales & Related Occupations (172 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salinas, 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

1.23k
2024 Value
± 297
9.3%
1 Year growth
± 31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salinas, PR grew at a rate of 9.3%, from 1.13k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salinas, PR, are Accommodation & Food Services (215 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (183 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (162 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salinas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Salinas, 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

$18,421
Median earning men ± $6,184
$14,333
Median earning women ± $10,707

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,200), Construction ($35,536), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($24,643).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,308), Public Administration ($13,667), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($7,237).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Salinas, PR was $93,200 in 2024, which is 0.28 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,400 to $93,200, a 4.31% decrease. The homeownership rate in Salinas, PR is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salinas, PR have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salinas, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$93,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,261
$1,301
Median Property Taxes
±$218

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

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

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Rent vs Own

68.9%
Homeownership
2024
70.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Salinas, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

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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.
$19,816
Median Household Income
± $3,895
1.89k
Number of Households
± 266

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.89k households in Salinas, PR grew to $19,816 from the previous year's value of $19,405.

The following chart displays the households in Salinas, 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 Salinas, 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 (76.1%)
  2. Walked (11.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.13%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Salinas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (7.13%).

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

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salinas, PR have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Salinas, 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 Salinas, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Salinas, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

45.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salinas, PR (1.86k out of 4.11k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

94.9% of the population of Salinas, PR has health coverage, with 15.3% on employee plans, 51.2% on Medicaid, 20% on Medicare, 8.04% on non-group plans, and 0.363% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.1% were men and 56.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.4% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 31% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.1% were men and 56.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.06%
Uninsured
15.3%
Employer Coverage
51.2%
Medicaid
20%
Medicare
8.04%
Non-Group
0.363%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Salinas, PR declined by 18.1% from 6.18% to 5.06%.

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