Vázquez, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,797

2024 Median Age

44.4

0.893% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

43.1%

5.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$20,136

8.28% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$84,600

11.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

524

25.4% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Vázquez, PR employs 524 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vázquez, PR were Educational Services (71 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (69 people), and Construction (67 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($39,006), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,352), and Construction ($21,350).

Employment

Occupations

524

2024 Value

± 198

25.4%

1 Year growth

± 47.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vázquez, PR grew at a rate of 25.4%, from 418 employees to 524 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vázquez, PR, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (138 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (91 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (71 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vázquez, 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

524

2024 Value

± 198

25.4%

1 Year growth

± 47.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vázquez, PR grew at a rate of 25.4%, from 418 employees to 524 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vázquez, PR, are Educational Services (71 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (69 people), and Construction (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vázquez, PR, though some of these residents may live in Vázquez, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$18,636

Median earning men ± $16,268

$21,543

Median earning women ± $10,588

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($21,350).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Vázquez, PR was $84,600 in 2024, which is 0.254 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $75,600 to $84,600, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Vázquez, PR is 85.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vázquez, PR have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vázquez, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$84,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,517

$681

Median Property Taxes

±$168

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

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

Rent vs Own

85.1%

Homeownership

2024

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.1% of the housing units in Vázquez, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Vázquez, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$20,136

Median Household Income

± $7,147

800

Number of Households

± 208

In 2024, the median household income of the 800 households in Vázquez, PR grew to $20,136 from the previous year's value of $18,596.

The following chart displays the households in Vázquez, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Vázquez, 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 (71.5%)
Worked At Home (23.7%)
Carpooled (4.87%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Vázquez, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.87%).

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

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vázquez, PR have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.38% of the workforce in Vázquez, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Vázquez, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vázquez, PR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

43.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vázquez, PR (774 out of 1.8k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vázquez, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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