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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Puerto Rico & Iowa

MEASUREPUERTO RICOIOWADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking3,241,488#32 of 50 states−38,193
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking1,412,789#30 of 50 states+185,370
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking115,049#35 of 50 states+259,305
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$981#3 of 50 states−$401
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking1,674,133#31 of 50 states−460,646
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking55,020#35 of 50 states+56,951
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking2,158#48 of 50 states+1,318
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking870,508#33 of 50 states+597,069
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking13,624#29 of 50 states−1,496
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking162,777#32 of 50 states−92,139
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking20.4 min#8 of 50 states+8.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$75,501#34 of 50 states−$48,288
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$40,536#38 of 50 states−$21,770
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$96,497#41 of 50 states−$53,279
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking109,948#35 of 50 states+449,752
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking423,004#31 of 50 states+154,799
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking331,372#30 of 50 states−121,493
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking51,887#34 of 50 states−45,913
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking22,098#34 of 50 states+11,040
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking3,021,839#31 of 50 states−24,079
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking174,113#37 of 50 states+4,513
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking2,281,486#31 of 50 states−1,066,284
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking1,171,112#32 of 50 states+811,728
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking1,329,347#31 of 50 states−464,602
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking245,115#31 of 50 states−32,371
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking96,036#31 of 50 states+39,316
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking2,631,491#27 of 50 states−2,608,837
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking131,629#34 of 50 states−129,040
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking6,554#39 of 50 states−6,554
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking83,301#32 of 50 states−81,286
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking253,224#36 of 50 states+2,914,101

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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