Vieques Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
8,078
2024 Median Age
46.5
0.432% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
59.1%
0.726% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$19,803
13% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$100,000
11.6% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
2,868
20.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Vieques 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 Vieques Municipio, PR was $100,000, and the homeownership rate was 66.8%.

Most people in Vieques Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Vieques Municipio, PR was 1 car per household.

Vieques Municipio, PR borders Ceiba Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 9.97 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (6.52k people) in Vieques Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 654 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 360 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vieques Municipio, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    6.52k ± 523
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    654 ± 369
  3. White (Hispanic)
    360 ± 273
95.9%
Hispanic Population
7.75k people

In 2024, there were 9.97 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (6.52k people) in Vieques Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 654 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 360 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

95.9% of the people in Vieques Municipio, PR are hispanic (7.75k people).

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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
    16 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 32

Vieques Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Vieques Municipio, PR employs 2.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vieques Municipio, PR were Construction (672 people), Retail Trade (518 people), and Public Administration (452 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($25,938), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,313), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,707).

Employment

Occupations

2.87k
2024 Value
± 630
20.4%
1 Year growth
± 28.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vieques Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 20.4%, from 2.38k employees to 2.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vieques Municipio, PR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (577 people), Sales & Related Occupations (453 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (286 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vieques 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

2.87k
2024 Value
± 630
20.4%
1 Year growth
± 28.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vieques Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 20.4%, from 2.38k employees to 2.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vieques Municipio, PR, are Construction (672 people), Retail Trade (518 people), and Public Administration (452 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vieques Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Vieques 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

$17,896
Median earning men ± $2,823
$17,772
Median earning women ± $1,343

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($40,318), Retail Trade ($22,202), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($20,022).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,402), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,505), and Public Administration ($17,835).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Vieques Municipio, PR was $100,000 in 2024, which is 0.301 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,100 to $100,000, a 11.6% decrease. The homeownership rate in Vieques Municipio, PR is 66.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vieques Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 13.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vieques Municipio, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$100,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$44,042
$2,086
Median Property Taxes
±$416

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

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

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Rent vs Own

66.8%
Homeownership
2024
69.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.8% of the housing units in Vieques Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

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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.
$19,803
Median Household Income
± $2,182
3.13k
Number of Households
± 540

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.13k households in Vieques Municipio, PR grew to $19,803 from the previous year's value of $17,531.

The following chart displays the households in Vieques 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 Vieques 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 (62.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (24%)
  3. Walked (7.87%)

In 2024, 62.8% of workers in Vieques Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24%) and those who walked to work (7.87%).

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.

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Commute Time

13.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vieques Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (13.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Vieques Municipio, 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 Vieques Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vieques Municipio, PR have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

59.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vieques Municipio, PR (4.77k out of 8.08k 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 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

92.4% of the population of Vieques Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 10.3% on employee plans, 63.9% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 7.45% on non-group plans, and 0.508% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.58%
Uninsured
10.3%
Employer Coverage
63.9%
Medicaid
10.3%
Medicare
7.45%
Non-Group
0.508%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Vieques Municipio, PR declined by 33.6% from 11.4% to 7.58%.

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