Santo Domingo, PR

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2024 Population

2,173

2024 Median Age

47.2

0.632% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

67.6%

7.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$19,457

1.84% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$81,800

5.14% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

575

6.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Santo Domingo, 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 Santo Domingo, PR was $81,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.1%.

Most people in Santo Domingo, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Santo Domingo, PR was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 4.13 times more White (Hispanic) residents (1.57k people) in Santo Domingo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 379 Other (Hispanic) and 227 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santo Domingo, PR

White (Hispanic)
1.57k ± 580
Other (Hispanic)
379 ± 331
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
227 ± 324

100%

Hispanic Population

2.17k people

100% of the people in Santo Domingo, PR are hispanic (2.17k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santo Domingo, 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

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

70 ± 81

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Santo Domingo, PR.

Health

82.9% of the population of Santo Domingo, PR has health coverage, with 4.33% on employee plans, 64.9% on Medicaid, 9.89% on Medicare, 3.82% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59.1% were men and 40.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 11.3% between 18 and 34 years, 46.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59.1% were men and 40.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.1%

Uninsured

4.33%

Employer Coverage

64.9%

Medicaid

9.89%

Medicare

3.82%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santo Domingo, PR grew by 13.8% from 15% to 17.1%.

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

Economy

The economy of Santo Domingo, PR employs 575 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santo Domingo, PR were Accommodation & Food Services (195 people), Construction (147 people), and Retail Trade (97 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($18,317), Accommodation & Food Services ($15,302), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($15,302).

Employment

Occupations

575

2024 Value

± 272

−6.5%

1 Year decline

± 67.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santo Domingo, PR declined at a rate of −6.5%, from 615 employees to 575 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santo Domingo, PR, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (147 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (133 people), and Management Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santo Domingo, 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

575

2024 Value

± 272

−6.5%

1 Year decline

± 67.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santo Domingo, PR declined at a rate of −6.5%, from 615 employees to 575 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santo Domingo, PR, are Accommodation & Food Services (195 people), Construction (147 people), and Retail Trade (97 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santo Domingo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Santo Domingo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$18,202

Median earning men ± $9,876

$16,250

Median earning women ± $3,388

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($8,879).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Santo Domingo, PR was $81,800 in 2024, which is 0.246 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $77,800 to $81,800, a 5.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Santo Domingo, PR is 65.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santo Domingo, PR have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santo Domingo, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$81,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,915

$564

Median Property Taxes

±$255

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.1% of the housing units in Santo Domingo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Santo Domingo, 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.

$19,457

Median Household Income

± $9,949

866

Number of Households

± 267

In 2024, the median household income of the 866 households in Santo Domingo, PR declined from $19,457 from the previous year's value of $19,821.

The following chart displays the households in Santo Domingo, 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 Santo Domingo, 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 (94.1%)
Other (5.9%)

In 2024, 94.1% of workers in Santo Domingo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.9%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santo Domingo, PR have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Santo Domingo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santo Domingo, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santo Domingo, PR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

67.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santo Domingo, PR (1.47k out of 2.17k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santo Domingo, 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.