Toa Alta Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
66,320
2024 Median Age
41.9
0.48% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
32.8%
3.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$35,241
5.67% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$163,900
7.83% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
28,425
4.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Toa Alta 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 Toa Alta Municipio, PR was $163,900, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Toa Alta Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Toa Alta Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.15 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (34.3k people) in Toa Alta Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16k Other (Hispanic) and 12.8k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Toa Alta Municipio, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    34.3k ± 1.73k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    16k ± 1.74k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    12.8k ± 1.62k
99.5%
Hispanic Population
66k people

In 2024, there were 2.15 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (34.3k people) in Toa Alta Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16k Other (Hispanic) and 12.8k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.5% of the people in Toa Alta Municipio, PR are hispanic (66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Toa Alta 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. Gulf War (2001-)
    360 ± 175
  2. Vietnam
    332 ± 144
  3. Korea
    130 ± 91

Toa Alta Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Toa Alta Municipio, PR employs 28.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Toa Alta Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (4,015 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,518 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,483 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($43,021), Utilities ($41,516), and Finance & Insurance ($41,414).

Employment

Occupations

28.4k
2024 Value
± 1,499
4.4%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Alta Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.4%, from 27.2k employees to 28.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Toa Alta Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,192 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,198 people), and Management Occupations (2,673 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Toa Alta 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

28.4k
2024 Value
± 1,499
4.4%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Alta Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.4%, from 27.2k employees to 28.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Toa Alta Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (4,015 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,518 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,483 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Toa Alta Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Toa Alta 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

$27,937
Median earning men ± $1,634
$24,571
Median earning women ± $1,424

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($51,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,145), and Public Administration ($38,716).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($47,065), Information ($42,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,234).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Toa Alta Municipio, PR was $163,900 in 2024, which is 0.493 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $152,000 to $163,900, a 7.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Toa Alta Municipio, PR is 80.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Toa Alta Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 38.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Toa Alta Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,911
$19,380
Median Property Taxes
±$969

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

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

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Rent vs Own

80.5%
Homeownership
2024
74.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.5% of the housing units in Toa Alta Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82%.

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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.
$35,241
Median Household Income
± $2,177
24.1k
Number of Households
± 1,249

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.1k households in Toa Alta Municipio, PR grew to $35,241 from the previous year's value of $33,349.

The following chart displays the households in Toa Alta 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 Toa Alta 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 (85.5%)
  2. Carpooled (6.02%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.55%)

In 2024, 85.5% of workers in Toa Alta Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.02%) and those who worked at home (5.55%).

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

38.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Toa Alta Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (38.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.53% of the workforce in Toa Alta 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 Toa Alta Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Toa Alta Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Toa Alta Municipio, PR (21.6k out of 66.1k 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 Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Toa Alta 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

93.3% of the population of Toa Alta Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 31.3% on employee plans, 31.8% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 0.797% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.9% under 18 years, 23.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.71%
Uninsured
31.3%
Employer Coverage
31.8%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
16%
Non-Group
0.797%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Toa Alta Municipio, PR grew by 10.1% from 6.1% to 6.71%.

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