Ponce

Population: 109,765
Median household income: $18,650
Median home value: $109,900

Ponce is a community in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 109,765 residents. Its median household income of $18,650 runs in line with the Ponce Municipio figure of $18,827.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ponce's population declined 3.2% from 113,401 to 109,765, while its median home value rose 9.6% from $100,300 to $109,900.

32.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 109,765
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $18,650
Median home value: $109,900
Median gross rent: $506
Housing units: 56,391
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

113,401109,765

Median household income

$17,419$18,650

Median home value

$100,300$109,900

Median gross rent

$371$506

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	113,401	$17,419	$100,300	$371
2020	109,930	$17,513	$101,800	$384
2021	113,183	$17,957	$102,500	$419
2022	110,867	$19,076	$109,800	$481
2023	109,765	$18,650	$109,900	$506

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,037	3.7%
5 to 17	15,534	14.2%
18 to 24	10,438	9.5%
25 to 34	14,150	12.9%
35 to 44	11,526	10.5%
45 to 54	12,143	11.1%
55 to 64	14,097	12.8%
65 to 74	14,193	12.9%
75 and over	13,647	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	567	0.5%
Black or African American	186	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	16	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108,840	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,121	17.7%
High school graduate	22,467	28.2%
Some college or associate's	17,136	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	17,723	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8,309	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,713	84.0%
Carpooled	2,223	7.3%
Public transit	100	0.3%
Walked	611	2.0%
Bicycle	125	0.4%
Worked from home	1,508	4.9%
Other means	318	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,109	24.4%
15 to 29 min	15,127	52.0%
30 to 44 min	4,298	14.8%
45 to 59 min	789	2.7%
60+ min	1,767	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 50.5% (54,983 of 108,943)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,213	60.2%
Nonfamily households	18,006	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45,219	80.2%
Vacant	11,172	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,837	66.0%
Renter-occupied	15,382	34.0%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,068	69.3%
1-unit, attached	5,359	9.5%
2 to 4 units	2,129	3.8%
5 to 19 units	6,731	11.9%
20 or more units	2,965	5.3%
Mobile home & other	139	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7263820
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 9.21 sq mi
Center point: 17.9997, -66.6237