PR · STATE PERSPECTIVE
How does Puerto Rico compare?
Explore the income, housing, work, health coverage, and people behind Puerto Rico’s economic picture. Each measure tells a different part of the story.
Median household income$27,213Additional geography · highest first ↗Reported monthly rent$580Additional geography · lowest first ↗Mean commute time28.6 minAdditional geography · lowest first ↗
Calculated uninsured share5.6%Uninsured ÷ (insured + uninsured)
Puerto Rico is shown as additional context and is excluded from the 50-state rankings.
INCOME
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $27,213 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Per capita income | $18,766 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean household income | $43,218 | —Highest first | ↗ |
HOUSING
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,598,159 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Vacant housing units | 374,354 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported monthly rent | $580 | —Lowest first | ↗ |
WORK
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed residents | 1,213,487 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Unemployed residents | 111,971 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Armed Forces personnel | 3,476 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents outside the labor force | 1,467,577 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Public transportation commuters | 12,128 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents working from home | 70,638 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean commute time | 28.6 min | —Lowest first | ↗ |
| Private wage workers | 864,745 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Government workers | 212,744 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Self-employed workers | 135,352 | —Highest first | ↗ |
HEALTH COVERAGE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with health insurance | 2,997,760 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents without health insurance | 178,626 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Private health insurance | 1,215,202 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Public health insurance | 1,982,840 | —Highest first | ↗ |
SUPPORT
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported SNAP receipt | 559,700 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported Social Security income | 577,803 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported retirement income | 209,879 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported SSI receipt | 5,974 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported cash public assistance | 33,138 | —Highest first | ↗ |
PEOPLE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,203,295 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| White non-Hispanic population | 22,654 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Black or African American population | 2,589 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population | 0 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Asian population | 2,015 | —Highest first | ↗ |
| Hispanic or Latino population | 3,167,325 | —Highest first | ↗ |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.
CONTEXT MATTERS
These measures describe the state as a whole. They do not describe every household, identify the same people across measures, or show what an individual family has left after expenses. Read the source and methodology before interpreting rank differences.