Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	132,760	3,234,309	334,922,499	493rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$19,877	$26,297	$80,734	3211th of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	44.8	38.9	843rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.6%	29.8%	35.7%	800th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$110,200	$131,500	$332,700	2848th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$536	$578	$1,413	3139th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	49.7%	40.5%	12.5%	19th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	15.1%	10.7%	5.2%	31st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,155.3	944.5	n/a	156th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	2.7%	14.1%	2761st of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	67.3%	67.9%	65.2%	2553rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	28.0	26.4	1774th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	6.1%	15.1%	2435th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	31.0%	34.6%	46.9%	3160th of 3,222

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99.4%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.6%
Diversity Index	1.3	2.1	61.4

Age in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	44.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	17.1%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	55,830	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.5%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.4%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	45.1%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$14,625	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	57.0%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.3%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	3.4%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.9%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	49.7%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	76.4%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	55.4%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	69,741	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.4%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.9%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.9%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.7%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.4%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$655	$646	n/a

Education in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	18.5%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.4%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.4%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.9%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.3%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.8%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	15.6%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	5.3%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	94.5%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	22.2%	20.6%	16.7%

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