Toa Alta, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,259
2024 Median Age
46.7
0.43% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
49.6%
0.148% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$21,175
0.365% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$120,500
2.99% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,041
34.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Toa Alta, 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, PR was $120,500, and the homeownership rate was 53%.

Most people in Toa Alta, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Toa Alta, PR was 1 car per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoToa Alta Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRToa Baja & Dorado PUMA, PRToa Alta, Corozal & Naranjito PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.01 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.69k people) in Toa Alta, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 840 White (Hispanic) and 648 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Toa Alta, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.69k ± 454
  2. White (Hispanic)
    840 ± 441
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    648 ± 331
99.4%
Hispanic Population
3.24k people

In 2024, there were 2.01 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.69k people) in Toa Alta, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 840 White (Hispanic) and 648 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.4% of the people in Toa Alta, PR are hispanic (3.24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Toa Alta, 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
    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

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
22 ± 38

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Economy

The economy of Toa Alta, PR employs 1.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Toa Alta, PR were Retail Trade (290 people), Construction (149 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (124 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($36,630), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,630), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,483).

Employment

Occupations

1.04k
2024 Value
± 297
34.3%
1 Year growth
± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Alta, PR grew at a rate of 34.3%, from 775 employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Toa Alta, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (162 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (160 people), and Management Occupations (103 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Toa Alta, 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

1.04k
2024 Value
± 297
34.3%
1 Year growth
± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Alta, PR grew at a rate of 34.3%, from 775 employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Toa Alta, PR, are Retail Trade (290 people), Construction (149 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (124 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Toa Alta, PR, though some of these residents may live in Toa Alta, 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

$20,019
Median earning men ± $7,059
$22,852
Median earning women ± $4,316

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,561), Retail Trade ($22,431), and Construction ($15,530).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,857) and Retail Trade ($24,444).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Toa Alta, PR was $120,500 in 2024, which is 0.362 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,000 to $120,500, a 2.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Toa Alta, PR is 53%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Toa Alta, PR have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Toa Alta, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$120,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,537
$827
Median Property Taxes
±$215

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

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

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Rent vs Own

53%
Homeownership
2024
81.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 53% of the housing units in Toa Alta, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.1%.

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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.
$21,175
Median Household Income
± $2,367
1.56k
Number of Households
± 305

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.56k households in Toa Alta, PR grew to $21,175 from the previous year's value of $21,098.

The following chart displays the households in Toa Alta, 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, 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 (76.7%)
  2. Carpooled (9.76%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.54%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Toa Alta, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.76%) and those who worked at home (8.54%).

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

29.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Toa Alta, PR have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Toa Alta, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Toa Alta, 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, PR have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

49.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Toa Alta, PR (1.61k out of 3.25k 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 Males 65 - 74.

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

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

89% of the population of Toa Alta, PR has health coverage, with 13.4% on employee plans, 48% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.863% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.3% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

11%
Uninsured
13.4%
Employer Coverage
48%
Medicaid
15.5%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
0.863%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Toa Alta, PR grew by 80.5% from 6.09% to 11%.

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