Santa Isabel Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
19,903
2024 Median Age
41.6
1.22% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
41.8%
8.71% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$25,795
11.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$108,200
1.98% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,707
1.42% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Santa Isabel Municipio, 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 Santa Isabel Municipio, PR was $108,200, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.

Most people in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Santa Isabel Municipio, PR borders Coamo Municipio, PR, Juana Díaz Municipio, PR, and Salinas Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 13.9 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (16.9k people) in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.21k White (Hispanic) and 926 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    16.9k ± 644
  2. White (Hispanic)
    1.21k ± 473
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    926 ± 311
99.4%
Hispanic Population
19.8k people

In 2024, there were 13.9 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (16.9k people) in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.21k White (Hispanic) and 926 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.4% of the people in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR are hispanic (19.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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
    227 ± 97
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    102 ± 83
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    40 ± 56

Santa Isabel Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Isabel Municipio, PR employs 7.71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR were Manufacturing (1,465 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (989 people), and Retail Trade (745 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($60,739), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,511), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($40,347).

Employment

Occupations

7.71k
2024 Value
± 761
1.42%
1 Year growth
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 1.42%, from 7.6k employees to 7.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (902 people), Production Occupations (878 people), and Management Occupations (590 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Isabel Municipio, 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

7.71k
2024 Value
± 761
1.42%
1 Year growth
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 1.42%, from 7.6k employees to 7.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR, are Manufacturing (1,465 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (989 people), and Retail Trade (745 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Isabel Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Santa Isabel Municipio, 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

$21,032
Median earning men ± $2,357
$20,638
Median earning women ± $3,058

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,813), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,474), and Public Administration ($26,822).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,571), Public Administration ($32,798), and Retail Trade ($32,679).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR was $108,200 in 2024, which is 0.325 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,100 to $108,200, a 1.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR is 77.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$108,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,466
$5,882
Median Property Taxes
±$462

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 Santa Isabel Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

77.9%
Homeownership
2024
71.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.9% of the housing units in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

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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.
$25,795
Median Household Income
± $2,527
7.55k
Number of Households
± 625

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.55k households in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR grew to $25,795 from the previous year's value of $23,197.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Isabel Municipio, 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 Santa Isabel Municipio, 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 (86.9%)
  2. Carpooled (6.53%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.64%)

In 2024, 86.9% of workers in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.53%) and those who worked at home (4.64%).

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 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.12% of the workforce in Santa Isabel Municipio, 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 Santa Isabel Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR (8.3k out of 19.9k 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 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

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

96% of the population of Santa Isabel Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 27.2% on employee plans, 48% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 8.09% on non-group plans, and 1.07% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.97%
Uninsured
27.2%
Employer Coverage
48%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
8.09%
Non-Group
1.07%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Isabel Municipio, PR declined by 29.4% from 5.62% to 3.97%.

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