Hatillo Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

38,157

2024 Median Age

45.8

1.33% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

37.2%

2.23% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$28,146

0.518% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$134,800

4.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,829

1.98% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hatillo Municipio, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the median property value in Hatillo Municipio, PR was $134,800, and the homeownership rate was 71.7%.

Most people in Hatillo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Hatillo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Hatillo Municipio, PR borders Arecibo Municipio, PR, Camuy Municipio, PR, Lares Municipio, PR, and Utuado Municipio, PR.

Photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.2 times more White (Hispanic) residents (20.7k people) in Hatillo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.43k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.01k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hatillo Municipio, PR

White (Hispanic)
20.7k ± 1.65k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
9.43k ± 1.39k
Other (Hispanic)
6.01k ± 1.36k

99.7%

Hispanic Population

38.1k people

99.7% of the people in Hatillo Municipio, PR are hispanic (38.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hatillo Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
172 ± 120
Gulf War (2001-)
156 ± 141
Gulf War (1990s)
82 ± 84

Hatillo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hatillo Municipio, PR.

Health

94.4% of the population of Hatillo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 21.8% on employee plans, 49% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 8.62% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.58%

Uninsured

21.8%

Employer Coverage

49%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

8.62%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hatillo Municipio, PR declined by 17.1% from 6.73% to 5.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hatillo Municipio, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Hatillo Municipio, PR employs 13.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hatillo Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (2,058 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,046 people), and Educational Services (1,566 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($37,978), Public Administration ($35,272), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($33,098).

Employment

Occupations

13.8k

2024 Value

± 1,211

1.98%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hatillo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 1.98%, from 13.6k employees to 13.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hatillo Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,055 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,577 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,112 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hatillo Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.8k

2024 Value

± 1,211

1.98%

1 Year growth

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hatillo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 1.98%, from 13.6k employees to 13.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hatillo Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (2,058 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,046 people), and Educational Services (1,566 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hatillo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Hatillo Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,893

Median earning men ± $1,740

$20,208

Median earning women ± $2,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($38,235), Wholesale Trade ($31,724), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($30,573).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($36,857), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,607), and Manufacturing ($23,359).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hatillo Municipio, PR was $134,800 in 2024, which is 0.405 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $128,500 to $134,800, a 4.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Hatillo Municipio, PR is 71.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hatillo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hatillo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$134,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,976

$9,809

Median Property Taxes

±$773

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hatillo Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hatillo Municipio, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.7%

Homeownership

2024

71.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.7% of the housing units in Hatillo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hatillo Municipio, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$28,146

Median Household Income

± $2,619

13.7k

Number of Households

± 1,022

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.7k households in Hatillo Municipio, PR grew to $28,146 from the previous year's value of $28,001.

The following chart displays the households in Hatillo Municipio, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hatillo Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (93%)
Worked At Home (5.16%)
Carpooled (0.945%)

In 2024, 93% of workers in Hatillo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.16%) and those who carpooled to work (0.945%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hatillo Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.43% of the workforce in Hatillo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hatillo Municipio, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hatillo Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hatillo Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hatillo Municipio, PR (14.1k out of 38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hatillo Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.