San Sebastián, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

9,038

2024 Median Age

47.4

4.41% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

46.7%

2.71% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$21,684

7.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$115,900

5.08% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,693

0.92% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of San Sebastián, PR employs 2.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Sebastián, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (495 people), Accommodation & Food Services (317 people), and Public Administration (293 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,531), Utilities ($29,063), and Public Administration ($28,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.69k

2024 Value

± 471

−0.92%

1 Year decline

± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Sebastián, PR declined at a rate of −0.92%, from 2.72k employees to 2.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Sebastián, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (308 people), Management Occupations (300 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (290 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Sebastián, 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

2.69k

2024 Value

± 471

−0.92%

1 Year decline

± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Sebastián, PR declined at a rate of −0.92%, from 2.72k employees to 2.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Sebastián, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (495 people), Accommodation & Food Services (317 people), and Public Administration (293 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Sebastián, PR, though some of these residents may live in San Sebastián, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,713

Median earning men ± $3,056

$23,496

Median earning women ± $5,390

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($28,389), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,821), and Retail Trade ($18,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,063), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($28,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($25,337).

Education

The student population of San Sebastián, PR in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 323 male students and 742 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Sebastián, PR are Hispanic or Latino (353 and 99.2%) and Black or African American (3 and 0.843%).

The largest universities in San Sebastián, PR by number of degrees awarded are EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian (356 and 100%).

The most popular majors in San Sebastián, PR are Nursing School (268 and 75.3%), Nursing Administration (12 and 3.37%), and Medical Insurance Specialist (11 and 3.09%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $12,025.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in San Sebastián, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 95.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,065 (30.3% men and 69.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,065 students enrolled in San Sebastián, PR, 30.3% men and 69.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,065 records, of which 69.7% were women and 30.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nursing School
244 degrees awarded
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration
11 degrees awarded
Medical Insurance Specialist
11 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in San Sebastián, PR was Nursing School with 244 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in San Sebastián, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

356 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian with 356 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 108 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Sebastián, PR, which is 0.435 times less than the 248 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 353 degrees mean that there were 118 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($5,550) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Sebastián, PR was $115,900 in 2024, which is 0.348 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,300 to $115,900, a 5.08% increase. The homeownership rate in San Sebastián, PR is 65.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Sebastián, PR have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Sebastián, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,199

$2,200

Median Property Taxes

±$319

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.4%

Homeownership

2024

73.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.4% of the housing units in San Sebastián, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.6%.

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

$21,684

Median Household Income

± $3,220

3.37k

Number of Households

± 406

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.37k households in San Sebastián, PR grew to $21,684 from the previous year's value of $20,112.

The following chart displays the households in San Sebastián, 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 Sebastián, 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 (81.2%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Walked (6.8%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in San Sebastián, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who walked to work (6.8%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Sebastián, PR have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.71% of the workforce in San Sebastián, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

46.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Sebastián, PR (4.22k out of 9.03k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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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