Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
67,088
2024 Median Age
44
1.38% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
27.7%
1.65% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$40,055
3.31% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$164,500
0.92% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
29,359
1.41% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Trujillo Alto 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.

The largest universities in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR are Universidad Teologica del Caribe (39 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR was $164,500, and the homeownership rate was 74.5%.

Most people in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.21 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (20.5k people) in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.9k White (Hispanic) and 13.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    20.5k ± 1.98k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    16.9k ± 1.81k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    13.9k ± 2.02k
99.1%
Hispanic Population
66.5k people

In 2024, there were 1.21 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (20.5k people) in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.9k White (Hispanic) and 13.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.1% of the people in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR are hispanic (66.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Trujillo Alto 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
    475 ± 167
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    402 ± 222
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    192 ± 154

Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR employs 29.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,332 people), Retail Trade (2,902 people), and Public Administration (2,889 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($54,826), Finance & Insurance ($44,397), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($42,890).

Employment

Occupations

29.4k
2024 Value
± 1,808
−1.41%
1 Year decline
± 8.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR declined at a rate of −1.41%, from 29.8k employees to 29.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,310 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,843 people), and Management Occupations (2,842 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

29.4k
2024 Value
± 1,808
−1.41%
1 Year decline
± 8.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR declined at a rate of −1.41%, from 29.8k employees to 29.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,332 people), Retail Trade (2,902 people), and Public Administration (2,889 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Trujillo Alto 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

$30,332
Median earning men ± $1,616
$26,713
Median earning women ± $1,742

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($53,430), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,494), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,137).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($96,250), Wholesale Trade ($72,864), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,484).

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Education

In 2023, universities in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR awarded 39 degrees. The student population of Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 164 male students and 137 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (39 and 100%).

The largest universities in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Universidad Teologica del Caribe (39 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR are Pastoral Studies & Counseling (14 and 35.9%), Religious Education (8 and 20.5%), and Divinity & Ministry (6 and 15.4%).

The median tuition cost in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR for private four year colleges is $5,760.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 301 students enrolled in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, 54.5% men and 45.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 301 records, of which 45.5% were women and 54.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Pastoral Studies & Counseling
    14 degrees awarded
  2. Religious Education
    8 degrees awarded
  3. Biblical Studies
    3 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR was Pastoral Studies & Counseling with 14 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Universidad Teologica del Caribe
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
39 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Universidad Teologica del Caribe with 39 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 15 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, which is 0.625 times less than the 24 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 39 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($5,760) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR was $164,500 in 2024, which is 0.494 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $163,000 to $164,500, a 0.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR is 74.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$164,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,257
$20,305
Median Property Taxes
±$1,170

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

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

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Rent vs Own

74.5%
Homeownership
2024
71.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.5% of the housing units in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

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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.
$40,055
Median Household Income
± $2,806
27.2k
Number of Households
± 1,648

In 2024, the median household income of the 27.2k households in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR grew to $40,055 from the previous year's value of $38,773.

The following chart displays the households in Trujillo Alto 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 Trujillo Alto 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 (79%)
  2. Carpooled (10.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.35%)

In 2024, 79% of workers in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (8.35%).

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

31.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Trujillo Alto 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 Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR (18.5k out of 66.7k 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 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Trujillo Alto 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

95.2% of the population of Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 27.1% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 17.4% on non-group plans, and 0.901% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.78%
Uninsured
34.6%
Employer Coverage
27.1%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
17.4%
Non-Group
0.901%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR declined by 2.55% from 4.9% to 4.78%.

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