Vieques Municipio, PR

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2023 Employed Population

2,383

14.8% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Vieques Municipio, PR are Other (Hispanic) (76.7%), White (Hispanic) (10.2%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (6.21%), White (Non-Hispanic) (2.44%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (2.26%).

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.

Vieques Municipio, PR borders Ceiba Municipio, PR.

United States Puerto Rico

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 7.54 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (6.25k people) in Vieques Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 829 White (Hispanic) and 506 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vieques Municipio, PR

Other (Hispanic)
6.25k ± 581
White (Hispanic)
829 ± 385
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
506 ± 348

95.8%

Hispanic Population

7.8k people

95.8% of the people in Vieques Municipio, PR are hispanic (7.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Vieques Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
50,106 ± N/A people
Cuba
9,621 ± N/A people
Colombia
4,277 ± N/A 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.

Economy

The economy of Vieques Municipio, PR employs 2.38k people. In N/A, the largest industries in Vieques Municipio, PR were Construction (653 people), Public Administration (480 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (342 people), and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

2.38k

2023 Value

± 620

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 33%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vieques Municipio, PR, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vieques Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in N/A (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

2.38k

2023 Value

± 620

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 33%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vieques Municipio, PR, are Construction (653 people), Public Administration (480 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (342 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.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Vieques Municipio, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

2.66k

Number of Households

± 478

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 N/A range.

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.

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 2023

Drove Alone (57.5%)
Worked At Home (30.1%)
Walked (7.47%)

In 2023, 57.5% of workers in Vieques Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.1%) and those who walked to work (7.47%).

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

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vieques Municipio, PR have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Vieques Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

N/A

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 N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vieques Municipio, PR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vieques Municipio, PR is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.6% of the population of Vieques Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 10.2% on employee plans, 59% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 7.63% on non-group plans, and 0.871% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

N/A to 1

N/A in N/A

N/A in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by N/A has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.4%

Uninsured

10.2%

Employer Coverage

59%

Medicaid

10.9%

Medicare

7.63%

Non-Group

0.871%

Military or VA

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