A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Idaho

MEASUREPUERTO RICOIDAHODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking2,001,619#38 of 50 states+1,201,676
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking751,859#39 of 50 states+846,300
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking80,871#40 of 50 states+293,483
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,384#29 of 50 states−$804
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking965,244#37 of 50 states+248,243
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking37,396#37 of 50 states+74,575
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking5,211#36 of 50 states−1,735
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking585,943#38 of 50 states+881,634
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking4,395#41 of 50 states+7,733
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking120,976#34 of 50 states−50,338
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking22.2 min#9 of 50 states+6.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$81,166#21 of 50 states−$53,953
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$39,870#41 of 50 states−$21,104
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$104,073#26 of 50 states−$60,855
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking53,837#42 of 50 states+505,863
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking246,556#38 of 50 states+331,247
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking196,303#38 of 50 states+13,576
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking33,998#39 of 50 states−28,024
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking18,051#36 of 50 states+15,087
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking1,793,174#38 of 50 states+1,204,586
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking181,552#36 of 50 states−2,926
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking1,378,383#37 of 50 states−163,181
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking666,050#38 of 50 states+1,316,790
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking749,614#37 of 50 states+115,131
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking145,606#40 of 50 states+67,138
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking68,172#36 of 50 states+67,180
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking1,558,007#36 of 50 states−1,535,353
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking14,354#47 of 50 states−11,765
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking12,541#31 of 50 states−12,541
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking29,215#43 of 50 states−27,200
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking286,185#34 of 50 states+2,881,140

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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