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Salinas Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Salinas Municipio is a small Puerto Rican community of 25,397 with a labor force participation rate of just 40.0% and an unemployment rate of 7.0%, reflecting a constrained local economy where median household income stands at $21,901 and the poverty rate reaches 48.0%. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 43.7, and 19.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $91,700 and median gross rent of $509/month, though the population has contracted 11.3% over five years.

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

Population

25,397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$21,901

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race21,258 (84.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,445 (5.8%)
  • White Alone1,141 (4.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,001 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races194 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone40 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish23,718
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

707

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,533

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

48.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,489
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,109
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,069
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services758
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)754

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations2,143
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,953
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,507
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,394
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,384

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.55×)455
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.98×)750
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.45×)549
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.38×)768
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)1,112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$91,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$509/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,258 (15.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999891 (10.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999872 (10.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999827 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999716 (8.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999693 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$17,697

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,937 (88.3%)
  • Worked At Home436 (5.5%)
  • Carpooled205 (2.6%)
  • Walked201 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle68 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)

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.