Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR

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2022 Population

108,277

2.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Age

44.5

2.53% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

50.2%

9.25% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$19,459

18.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$93,400

12.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR had a population of 108k people with a median age of 44.5 and a median household income of $19,459. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR grew from 105,741 to 108,277, a 2.4% increase and its median household income grew from $16,449 to $19,459, a 18.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR are White (Hispanic) (70.2%), Other (Hispanic) (19.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.26%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (2.37%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (0.425%).

94.6% of the households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, 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 N/A are Columbia Central University-Yauco (404806) (91 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2022, the median property value in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was $93,400, and the homeownership rate was 73.4%.

Most people in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was 2 cars per household.

Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR borders Cabo Rojo, San Germán & Lajas PUMA, PR, Ponce PUMA, PR, and San Sebastián, Utuado & Lares PUMA, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2022, there were 3.68 times more White (Hispanic) residents (76.1k people) in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.7k Other (Hispanic) and 7.86k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR are Spanish (98,624 households), Italian (19 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (14 households).

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR

White (Hispanic)
76.1k ± 1.84k
Other (Hispanic)
20.7k ± 1.55k
Two+ (Hispanic)
7.86k ± 1k

99.2%

Hispanic Population

107k people

99.2% of the people in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR are hispanic (107k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR as a share of the total population.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
98,624 households (94.5%)
Italian
19 households (0.0182%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
14 households (0.0134%)

94.6% of the households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was Spanish. 94.5% of the households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
822 ± 164
Gulf War (2001-)
452 ± 171
Korea
322 ± 104

Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR employs 27.6k people. The largest industries in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR are Elementary & secondary schools (2,346 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (1,977 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,923 people), and the highest paying industries are National security & international affairs ($61,158), Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($57,555), and Architectural, engineering & related services ($50,068).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

10,985

Women

46.7%

12,522

Men

53.3%

The workforce of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR in 2020 was 23,507 people, with 46.7% woman, and 53.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

27.6k

2022 Value

12.9%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 24.4k employees to 27.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR, are Registered nurses (1,577 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,341 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,260 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

27.6k

2022 Value

12.9%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 24.4k employees to 27.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR, are Elementary & secondary schools (2,346 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (1,977 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,923 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR, though some of these residents may live in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$17,525

Median earning men ± $804

$17,993

Median earning women ± $822

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($30,150), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,083), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($21,910).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($37,941), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($24,458), and Public Administration ($24,422).

Education

In 2020, universities in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR awarded 91 degrees. The student population of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 65 male students and 103 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR are Hispanic or Latino (91 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR by number of degrees awarded are Columbia Central University-Yauco (404806) (91 and 100%).

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

Measure

In 2022, 1.74% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.23% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (29.2k), Primary Education (19.1k), and Secondary Education (15.8k).

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

The median property value in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was $93,400 in 2022, which is 0.331 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $82,900 to $93,400, a 12.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR is 73.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR is $19,459. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was Guaynabo & Cataño PUMA, PR with a value of $37,786, followed by Trujillo Alto & Gurabo PUMA, PR and Carolina PUMA, PR, with respective values of $36,840 and $32,888.

Property

$93,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$1,682

$28,052

Median Property Taxes

±$861

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 Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.4%

Homeownership

2022

74.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.4% of the housing units in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was Guaynabo & Cataño PUMA, PR with a value of $37,786, followed by Trujillo Alto & Gurabo PUMA, PR and Carolina PUMA, PR, with respective values of $36,840 and $32,888.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, 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.

$19,459

Median Household Income

± $864

38.2k

Number of Households

± 1,306

In 2022, the median household income of the 38.2k households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR grew to $19,459 from the previous year's value of $16,449.

The following chart displays the households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, 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

0.367

2022 Wage GINI in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR

0.351

2021 Wage GINI in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR

In 2022, the income inequality in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was 0.367 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 4.36% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (89.4%)
Carpooled (3.1%)
Worked At Home (2.87%)

In 2022, 89.4% of workers in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.1%) and those who worked at home (2.87%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

50.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR (54.1k out of 108k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR is Hispanic, followed by White 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.

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

95.5% of the population of Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR has health coverage, with 20% on employee plans, 49.2% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 9.35% on non-group plans, and 0.879% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.48%

Uninsured

20%

Employer Coverage

49.2%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

9.35%

Non-Group

0.879%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR declined by 6.15% from 4.78% to 4.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Yauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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