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

Puerto Rico & Ohio

MEASUREPUERTO RICOOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking11,883,304#7 of 50 states−8,680,009
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking5,242,524#7 of 50 states−3,644,365
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking406,846#9 of 50 states−32,492
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,090#14 of 50 states−$510
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking5,855,326#7 of 50 states−4,641,839
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking243,410#9 of 50 states−131,439
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking14,609#23 of 50 states−11,133
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking3,521,329#7 of 50 states−2,053,752
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking55,980#14 of 50 states−43,852
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking687,025#10 of 50 states−616,387
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking23.8 min#16 of 50 states+4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$72,212#39 of 50 states−$44,999
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$40,934#36 of 50 states−$22,168
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$97,483#39 of 50 states−$54,265
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking571,631#7 of 50 states−11,931
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,020,927
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking1,290,683#6 of 50 states−1,080,804
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking279,843#6 of 50 states−273,869
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking94,805#10 of 50 states−61,667
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking10,931,544#7 of 50 states−7,933,784
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking782,626#8 of 50 states−604,000
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking7,876,645#7 of 50 states−6,661,443
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking4,482,121#6 of 50 states−2,499,281
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking4,805,617#7 of 50 states−3,940,872
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking755,631#9 of 50 states−542,887
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking284,452#9 of 50 states−149,100
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking8,907,052#6 of 50 states−8,884,398
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,415,820
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking13,886#25 of 50 states−13,886
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking325,368#16 of 50 states−323,353
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking606,933#22 of 50 states+2,560,392

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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