San Antonio, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population

6,727

2024 Median Age

42.9

1.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

32.4%

9.17% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$26,808

12.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$147,500

13.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,760

12.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio, PR was $147,500, and the homeownership rate was 81%.

Most people in San Antonio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32 minutes. The average car ownership in San Antonio, PR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.34 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.02k people) in San Antonio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.21k Other (Hispanic) and 573 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Antonio, PR

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.02k ± 984
Other (Hispanic)
1.21k ± 547
White (Hispanic)
573 ± 454

98.9%

Hispanic Population

6.65k people

98.9% of the people in San Antonio, PR are hispanic (6.65k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
23 ± 42
Vietnam
15 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
8 ± 33

San Antonio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in San Antonio, PR.

Health

97.3% of the population of San Antonio, PR has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 34.7% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.645% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.66%

Uninsured

34.6%

Employer Coverage

34.7%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

0.645%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Antonio, PR declined by 33.5% from 3.99% to 2.66%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Antonio, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of San Antonio, PR employs 2.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Antonio, PR were Manufacturing (446 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (378 people), and Retail Trade (369 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($33,234), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($30,915), and Public Administration ($29,250).

Employment

Occupations

2.76k

2024 Value

± 597

12.4%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Antonio, PR grew at a rate of 12.4%, from 2.46k employees to 2.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Antonio, PR, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (323 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (310 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (218 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Antonio, 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

2.76k

2024 Value

± 597

12.4%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Antonio, PR grew at a rate of 12.4%, from 2.46k employees to 2.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Antonio, PR, are Manufacturing (446 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (378 people), and Retail Trade (369 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Antonio, PR, though some of these residents may live in San Antonio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,301

Median earning men ± $2,544

$29,842

Median earning women ± $4,651

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($28,727), Retail Trade ($28,632), and Manufacturing ($19,426).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,542), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,615), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,970).

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Antonio, PR was $147,500 in 2024, which is 0.443 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $130,000 to $147,500, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in San Antonio, PR is 81%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Antonio, PR have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Antonio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$147,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,724

$2,377

Median Property Taxes

±$433

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

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

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2024

72%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81% of the housing units in San Antonio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Antonio, 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.

$26,808

Median Household Income

± $6,170

2.94k

Number of Households

± 553

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.94k households in San Antonio, PR grew to $26,808 from the previous year's value of $23,757.

The following chart displays the households in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio, 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 (82%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (6.21%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in San Antonio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.21%).

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

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Antonio, PR have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.61% of the workforce in San Antonio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Antonio, PR (2.18k out of 6.73k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Antonio, 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.