Toa Baja, PR

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2024 Population

805

2024 Median Age

47.6

5.78% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

46%

9.58% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$22,340

0.428% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$86,700

1.14% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

295

17.6% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Toa Baja, 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, PR was $86,700, and the homeownership rate was 27.4%.

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

United States Puerto Rico Toa Baja Municipio, PR San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR Toa Baja & Dorado PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.56 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (381 people) in Toa Baja, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 244 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 113 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Toa Baja, PR

Other (Hispanic)
381 ± 183
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
244 ± 161
Black or African American (Hispanic)
113 ± 85

100%

Hispanic Population

805 people

100% of the people in Toa Baja, PR are hispanic (805 people).

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

World War II

Most Common Service Period

6 ± 10

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

Health

95.9% of the population of Toa Baja, PR has health coverage, with 24.7% on employee plans, 36% on Medicaid, 23.7% on Medicare, 9.81% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.9% were men and 43.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.8% under 18 years, 13.7% between 18 and 34 years, 46.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.9% were men and 43.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.1%

Uninsured

24.7%

Employer Coverage

36%

Medicaid

23.7%

Medicare

9.81%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Toa Baja, PR declined by 43.5% from 7.26% to 4.1%.

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

Economy

The economy of Toa Baja, PR employs 295 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Toa Baja, PR were Retail Trade (52 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (47 people), and Public Administration (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($29,808), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,808), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($24,432).

Employment

Occupations

295

2024 Value

± 144

−17.6%

1 Year decline

± 76.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Baja, PR declined at a rate of −17.6%, from 358 employees to 295 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Toa Baja, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (79 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (36 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (34 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Toa Baja, 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

295

2024 Value

± 144

−17.6%

1 Year decline

± 76.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Toa Baja, PR declined at a rate of −17.6%, from 358 employees to 295 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Toa Baja, PR, are Retail Trade (52 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (47 people), and Public Administration (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Toa Baja, PR, though some of these residents may live in Toa Baja, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,171

Median earning men ± $1,758

$21,833

Median earning women ± $6,972

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($24,432) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,486).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Toa Baja, PR was $86,700 in 2024, which is 0.261 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,700 to $86,700, a 1.14% decrease. The homeownership rate in Toa Baja, PR is 27.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$86,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,031

$108

Median Property Taxes

±$66

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

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$22,340

Median Household Income

± $2,722

394

Number of Households

± 117

In 2024, the median household income of the 394 households in Toa Baja, PR declined from $22,340 from the previous year's value of $22,436.

The following chart displays the households in Toa Baja, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Toa Baja, 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 (68.4%)
Other (20.1%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Toa Baja, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (20.1%) and those who carpooled to work (11.1%).

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

33.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Toa Baja, PR have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.35% of the workforce in Toa Baja, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Toa Baja, 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, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Toa Baja, PR (370 out of 805 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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