Toa Baja Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
73,039
2024 Median Age
43.4
0.93% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
32.4%
4.22% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$32,017
7.99% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$148,900
8.06% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
31,409
2.92% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Toa Baja 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 Baja Municipio, PR was $148,900, and the homeownership rate was 69.1%.

Most people in Toa Baja Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Toa Baja Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (41.7k people) in Toa Baja Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 8.45k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Toa Baja Municipio, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    41.7k ± 1.92k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    17.8k ± 1.55k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    8.45k ± 1.02k
99.5%
Hispanic Population
72.7k people

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (41.7k people) in Toa Baja Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 8.45k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.5% of the people in Toa Baja Municipio, PR are hispanic (72.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Toa Baja 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. Vietnam
    640 ± 173
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    414 ± 206
  3. Korea
    145 ± 112

Toa Baja Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Toa Baja Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Toa Baja Municipio, PR employs 31.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Toa Baja Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (4,908 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,185 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (2,627 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($39,318), Information ($38,252), and Utilities ($37,824).

Employment

Occupations

31.4k
2024 Value
± 1,399
2.92%
1 Year growth
± 6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Baja Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 2.92%, from 30.5k employees to 31.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Toa Baja Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,313 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,767 people), and Management Occupations (2,585 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Toa Baja 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

31.4k
2024 Value
± 1,399
2.92%
1 Year growth
± 6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Baja Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 2.92%, from 30.5k employees to 31.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Toa Baja Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (4,908 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,185 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (2,627 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Toa Baja Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Toa Baja 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

$24,555
Median earning men ± $1,505
$23,659
Median earning women ± $1,371

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($37,408), Public Administration ($36,776), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($53,079), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,109), and Public Administration ($32,875).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Toa Baja Municipio, PR was $148,900 in 2024, which is 0.448 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $137,800 to $148,900, a 8.06% increase. The homeownership rate in Toa Baja Municipio, PR is 69.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Toa Baja Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Toa Baja Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$148,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,524
$20,713
Median Property Taxes
±$857

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

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

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Rent vs Own

69.1%
Homeownership
2024
72.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.1% of the housing units in Toa Baja Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71%.

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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.
$32,017
Median Household Income
± $2,754
30k
Number of Households
± 1,292

In 2024, the median household income of the 30k households in Toa Baja Municipio, PR grew to $32,017 from the previous year's value of $29,648.

The following chart displays the households in Toa Baja 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 Baja 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 (72.2%)
  2. Carpooled (10.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.24%)

In 2024, 72.2% of workers in Toa Baja Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (9.24%).

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

32.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Toa Baja Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.23% of the workforce in Toa Baja 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 Baja 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 Baja Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Toa Baja Municipio, PR (23.6k out of 72.7k 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 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Toa Baja Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other 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

93.6% of the population of Toa Baja Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 34.2% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.52% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.5% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.4%
Uninsured
31.1%
Employer Coverage
34.2%
Medicaid
14.9%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
1.52%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Toa Baja Municipio, PR declined by 0.0806% from 6.4% to 6.4%.

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