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Peñuelas Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Peñuelas Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Peñuelas Municipio is a small Puerto Rican community of 20,082 with a heavily local-born population (0.2% foreign-born) and a labor force participation rate of just 42.0%, reflecting a 9.3% unemployment rate and a 51.0% poverty rate. Worker earnings average $17,067 against a median household income of $22,697, while housing costs remain low—median home values sit at $88,000 and median gross rent at $519 per month. The population has contracted 4.3% over five years, and with 25.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, the available workforce skews toward workers without four-year credentials.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$22,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.3% since 2018

Peñuelas Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,603 (78.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,324 (11.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,207 (6.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone596 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races65 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone58 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish18,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

563

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,235

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,294
  2. 2.Construction (Group)781
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services768
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)684
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)661

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,614
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,362
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,291
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,138
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations968

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.82×)547
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.52×)667
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.46×)148
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)831
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)788

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$88,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$519/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999743 (15.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999522 (10.7%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999466 (9.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999424 (8.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999423 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999417 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

42.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$17,067

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,607 (89.9%)
  • Other213 (3.4%)
  • Carpooled167 (2.7%)
  • Worked At Home166 (2.7%)
  • Walked63 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit22 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.