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San Juan Municipio

Puerto Rico · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
336,160
Median household income
$27,992
People below poverty
38.8%
Median home value
$171,200

Income

The median income of households in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico was $27,992. An estimated 22.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 22.8
$10,000 to $14,999 9
$15,000 to $24,999 14.6
$25,000 to $34,999 10.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 11.9
$75,000 to $99,999 7
$100,000 to $149,999 6.3
$150,000 to $199,999 2.7
$200,000 or more 3.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36745
Female 33429

An estimated 60.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,360. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 60.8
Social Security 38.8
Retirement income 18.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.4
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 38.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 59% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 32.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 36.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 38.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 59
People 65 years old and over below poverty 32.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 36.2

In 2020-2024, 35.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 30.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024, 91.3% had health insurance coverage and 8.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47% and public coverage was 54.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5%.


In 2020-2024, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico had a total population of 336,160 - 182,566 (54.3%) females and 153,594 (45.7%) males. The median age was 45.8 years. An estimated 15.3% of the population was under 18 years, 31.4% was 19 to 44 years, 25.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 5692 5265
5 to 9 6740 6084
10 to 14 8023 8618
15 to 19 9253 9786
20 to 24 10805 11743
25 to 29 11181 11896
30 to 34 10257 10992
35 to 39 8683 10319
40 to 44 9156 10465
45 to 49 9104 10715
50 to 54 9776 11119
55 to 59 9242 12184
60 to 64 10977 12496
65 to 69 8933 11554
70 to 74 8222 12211
75 to 79 6895 10349
80 to 84 5701 7676
85 and over 4954 9094

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 23.1% were White; 9.9% were Black or African American; 6.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 9.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 36.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 98.2% of the people in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 1.1% of the people in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were NaN households in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. The average household size was NaN people.

Married-couple households made up NaN% of the households in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico while cohabiting couple households made up NaN% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were NaN% of all households, while NaN% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as NaN% of households were male householders living alone, and NaN% were female householders living alone, for a total of NaN% of all households.

In San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, NaN% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; NaN% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households NaN
Cohabiting Couples NaN
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
NaN
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
NaN

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, NaN% of males and NaN% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married NaN NaN
Now married, except separated NaN NaN
Separated NaN NaN
Widowed NaN NaN
Divorced NaN NaN

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, NaN grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated NaN% of the people living in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico were U.S. natives. NaN% of the San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately NaN% of San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024, NaN % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by NaN% of people at least five years old; NaN% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish NaN
Other Indo-European languages NaN
Asian and Pacific Islander languages NaN
Other languages NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, NaN % of the people at least one year old living in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house NaN
Different house, same county NaN
Different county, same state NaN
Different state NaN
Abroad NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Education

In 2020-2024, NaN % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and NaN% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated NaN% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico was NaN in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was NaN and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was NaN. College or graduate school enrollment was NaN.

Educational Attainment of People in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma NaN
High school diploma or equivalency NaN
Some college, no degree NaN
Associate's degree NaN
Bachelor's degree NaN
Graduate or professional degree NaN

Disability

In San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, NaN % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from NaN% of people under 18 years old, to NaN% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to NaN% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, 45.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 16.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 88,665 66.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 22,873 17.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 21,883 16.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 3.7
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 7.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 57,208 42.8
Service occupations 26,383 19.8
Sales and office occupations 30,956 23.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 10,592 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,439 6.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.4% of San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.4
Walked 4.4
Other means 3.6
Worked from home 8.2

In 2020-2024, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico had a total of 201,026 housing units. Of these housing units, 49.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 50.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 49.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 50.5
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 59.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico had 153,632 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 47,394 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.8% while renters occupied 47.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.05.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 20.8% and another 8.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico:

House Heating Fuel Used in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 1
Electricity 16.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 82.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico was $171,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 46.2 % had a mortgage. 53.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,178 and for owners without a mortgage it was $276.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico was $611. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.