Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 134,676
Median household income: $18,827
Median home value: $108,200

Ponce Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 134,676. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $18,827, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ponce Municipio's population declined 3.6% from 139,671 to 134,676, while its median household income rose 10.3% from $17,069 to $18,827.

The typical home was built around 1976. 50.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 134,676
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $18,827
Median home value: $108,200
Median gross rent: $504
Housing units: 66,944
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

139,671134,676

Median household income

$17,069$18,827

Median home value

$97,400$108,200

Median gross rent

$380$504

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	139,671	$17,069	$97,400	$380
2020	135,674	$17,263	$98,300	$395
2021	139,245	$17,747	$98,900	$424
2022	136,542	$18,994	$107,300	$486
2023	134,676	$18,827	$108,200	$504

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,809	3.6%
5 to 17	18,956	14.1%
18 to 24	12,756	9.5%
25 to 34	17,547	13.0%
35 to 44	14,667	10.9%
45 to 54	15,387	11.4%
55 to 64	17,514	13.0%
65 to 74	17,108	12.7%
75 and over	15,932	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	567	0.4%
Black or African American	210	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	86	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	0.1%
Two or more races	48	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	133,695	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,300	19.7%
High school graduate	28,275	28.8%
Some college or associate's	20,659	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	20,715	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9,206	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,782	85.3%
Carpooled	2,446	6.6%
Public transit	100	0.3%
Walked	628	1.7%
Bicycle	125	0.3%
Worked from home	1,776	4.8%
Other means	384	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,258	23.3%
15 to 29 min	18,301	51.6%
30 to 44 min	5,637	15.9%
45 to 59 min	1,064	3.0%
60+ min	2,205	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 50.9% (66,952 of 131,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,079	61.7%
Nonfamily households	20,508	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	53,587	80.0%
Vacant	13,357	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,509	68.1%
Renter-occupied	17,078	31.9%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	48,382	72.3%
1-unit, attached	5,945	8.9%
2 to 4 units	2,249	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7,120	10.6%
20 or more units	3,036	4.5%
Mobile home & other	212	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 72113
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 115 sq mi
Water area: 79 sq mi
Center point: 18.0017, -66.6067