Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR

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2024 Population
4,029
2024 Median Age
39.4
7.29% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
38.5%
6.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$37,175
16.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$161,800
11.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,476
16.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR was $161,800, and the homeownership rate was 87.3%.

Most people in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoManatí Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRArecibo, Manatí & Barceloneta PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 4.16 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.8k people) in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 674 Other (Hispanic) and 421 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.8k ± 796
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    674 ± 354
  3. White (Hispanic)
    421 ± 294
96.7%
Hispanic Population
3.9k people

In 2024, there were 4.16 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.8k people) in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 674 Other (Hispanic) and 421 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

96.7% of the people in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR are hispanic (3.9k people).

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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. Gulf War (2001-)
    101 ± 91
  2. Vietnam
    14 ± 31

Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 7.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR employs 1.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (274 people), Accommodation & Food Services (202 people), and Manufacturing (198 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($56,771), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($49,280).

Employment

Occupations

1.48k
2024 Value
± 381
16.4%
1 Year growth
± 31.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR grew at a rate of 16.4%, from 1.27k employees to 1.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (261 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (159 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (122 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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

1.48k
2024 Value
± 381
16.4%
1 Year growth
± 31.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR grew at a rate of 16.4%, from 1.27k employees to 1.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (274 people), Accommodation & Food Services (202 people), and Manufacturing (198 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR, though some of these residents may live in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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

$35,758
Median earning men ± $17,220
$23,239
Median earning women ± $8,864

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($57,917), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($26,250), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,531).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,207) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($12,281).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR was $161,800 in 2024, which is 0.486 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,100 to $161,800, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR is 87.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$161,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,198
$1,318
Median Property Taxes
±$305

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

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

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Rent vs Own

87.3%
Homeownership
2024
70.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.3% of the housing units in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.9%.

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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.
$37,175
Median Household Income
± $7,152
1.51k
Number of Households
± 341

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.51k households in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR grew to $37,175 from the previous year's value of $31,888.

The following chart displays the households in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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 (88.6%)
  2. Carpooled (9.96%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.42%)

In 2024, 88.6% of workers in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.96%) and those who worked at home (1.42%).

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

33.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.84% of the workforce in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR (1.54k out of 3.99k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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

90.1% of the population of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR has health coverage, with 24.2% on employee plans, 30.6% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 21.8% on non-group plans, and 2.1% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 24.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.87%
Uninsured
24.2%
Employer Coverage
30.6%
Medicaid
11.4%
Medicare
21.8%
Non-Group
2.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tierras Nuevas Poniente, PR grew by 17.5% from 8.39% to 9.87%.

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