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

Puerto Rico & Pennsylvania

MEASUREPUERTO RICOPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking13,078,751#5 of 50 states−9,875,456
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking5,742,828#5 of 50 states−4,144,669
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking499,596#7 of 50 states−125,242
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,252#22 of 50 states−$672
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking6,506,979#5 of 50 states−5,293,492
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking295,588#6 of 50 states−183,617
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking8,694#28 of 50 states−5,218
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking3,974,271#5 of 50 states−2,506,694
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking266,661#6 of 50 states−254,533
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking883,654#5 of 50 states−813,016
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking27.1 min#38 of 50 states+1.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$77,545#27 of 50 states−$50,332
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$44,674#21 of 50 states−$25,908
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$107,471#25 of 50 states−$64,253
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking810,783#5 of 50 states−251,083
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,893,816#5 of 50 states−1,316,013
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking1,476,855#5 of 50 states−1,266,976
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking295,026#5 of 50 states−289,052
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking179,184#5 of 50 states−146,046
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking12,141,017#5 of 50 states−9,143,257
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking752,566#10 of 50 states−573,940
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking9,069,018#5 of 50 states−7,853,816
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking4,976,026#5 of 50 states−2,993,186
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking5,397,398#5 of 50 states−4,532,653
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking764,492#8 of 50 states−551,748
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking333,672#5 of 50 states−198,320
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking9,400,332#5 of 50 states−9,377,678
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,324,582#12 of 50 states−1,321,993
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking9,176#35 of 50 states−9,176
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking541,852#11 of 50 states−539,837
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking1,232,617#11 of 50 states+1,934,708

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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