Santa Isabel, PR

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2024 Population
5,252
2024 Median Age
42.9
2.72% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
57.4%
9.54% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$15,693
8.38% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$98,400
1.2% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,471
10.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Santa Isabel, 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, PR was $98,400, and the homeownership rate was 64%.

Most people in Santa Isabel, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Isabel, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSanta Isabel Municipio, PRSanta Isabel, PRJuana Díaz, Coamo & Villalba PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.22k people) in Santa Isabel, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 406 White (Hispanic) and 353 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Isabel, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.22k ± 631
  2. White (Hispanic)
    406 ± 218
  3. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    353 ± 208
99.4%
Hispanic Population
5.22k people

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.22k people) in Santa Isabel, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 406 White (Hispanic) and 353 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.4% of the people in Santa Isabel, PR are hispanic (5.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Isabel, 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
    49,766 ± 5,435 people
  2. Cuba
    9,846 ± 2,432 people
  3. 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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    66 ± 55
  2. Korea
    33 ± 37

Santa Isabel, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Isabel, PR employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santa Isabel, PR were Educational Services (221 people), Manufacturing (180 people), and Public Administration (168 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,563), Educational Services ($30,485), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,206).

Employment

Occupations

1.47k
2024 Value
± 299
10.1%
1 Year growth
± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Isabel, PR grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 1.34k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Isabel, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (174 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (146 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (136 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Isabel, 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

1.47k
2024 Value
± 299
10.1%
1 Year growth
± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Isabel, PR grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 1.34k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Isabel, PR, are Educational Services (221 people), Manufacturing (180 people), and Public Administration (168 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Isabel, PR, though some of these residents may live in Santa Isabel, 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

$15,925
Median earning men ± $5,328
$19,669
Median earning women ± $5,668

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,563), Manufacturing ($33,375), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,121).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,439), Manufacturing ($26,339), and Public Administration ($25,231).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Isabel, PR was $98,400 in 2024, which is 0.296 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,600 to $98,400, a 1.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Santa Isabel, PR is 64%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santa Isabel, PR have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Isabel, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$98,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,599
$1,428
Median Property Taxes
±$242

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

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

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Rent vs Own

64%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64% of the housing units in Santa Isabel, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

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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.
$15,693
Median Household Income
± $3,792
2.23k
Number of Households
± 305

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.23k households in Santa Isabel, PR grew to $15,693 from the previous year's value of $14,479.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Isabel, 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, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.8%)
  2. Carpooled (8.69%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.59%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Santa Isabel, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.69%) and those who worked at home (6.59%).

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

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Isabel, PR have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.5% of the workforce in Santa Isabel, 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, 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, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

57.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Isabel, PR (3.01k out of 5.25k 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Isabel, 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

97.7% of the population of Santa Isabel, PR has health coverage, with 12.9% on employee plans, 55.2% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 2.09% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.27%
Uninsured
12.9%
Employer Coverage
55.2%
Medicaid
16.7%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
2.09%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Isabel, PR declined by 10.7% from 2.54% to 2.27%.

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