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Ponce Metro Area, Puerto Rico

Land area (2000): 545.077 square kilometers
Water area (2000): 329.551 square kilometers
Total area (2000): 874.628 square kilometers
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Ponce Metro Area Statistics

Population (2000): 264,919
Land Area (2000): 545.077 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 329.551 square kilometers
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Area Code(s): 787

Ponce Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	366,273	2002	364,849	2005	269,900
2000	364,106	2003	267,587	2006	270,985
2001	367,089	2004	268,713	2007	263,352

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Ponce Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	496,784	93.71%
Rural, Farm	801	0.15%
Rural, Non-farm	32,520	6.13%

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Ponce Metro Area Employment Information

Ponce Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	74,343	61,213	13,131	17.66%	176
1991	76,278	61,078	15,201	19.93%	199
1992	77,668	62,062	15,605	20.09%	201
1993	80,026	63,329	16,697	20.86%	209
1994	76,931	63,337	13,593	17.67%	177
1995	78,405	65,116	13,289	16.95%	169
1996	80,180	66,266	13,914	17.35%	174
1997	81,314	67,219	14,095	17.33%	173
1998	80,115	67,135	12,980	16.20%	162
1999	79,283	68,260	11,022	13.90%	139
2000	81,296	71,631	9,665	11.89%	119
2001	80,284	70,035	10,249	12.77%	127
2002	83,333	72,266	11,067	13.28%	133
2003	86,132	75,027	11,106	12.89%	129
2004	88,245	78,557	9,688	10.98%	110
2005	95,023	84,134	10,889	11.46%	115
2006	94,193	84,056	10,138	10.76%	108
2007	92,417	81,890	10,527	11.39%	114
2008	91,710	81,275	10,434	11.38%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	71,865	59,485	12,380	17.23%	172
Feb 1990	71,800	59,053	12,747	17.75%	178
Mar 1990	72,316	59,887	12,429	17.19%	172
Apr 1990	73,023	60,062	12,961	17.75%	177
May 1990	71,919	61,974	9,945	13.83%	138
Jun 1990	76,934	63,006	13,928	18.10%	181
Jul 1990	74,850	61,931	12,919	17.26%	173
Aug 1990	75,598	61,215	14,383	19.03%	190
Sep 1990	76,235	62,245	13,990	18.35%	184
Oct 1990	75,711	61,294	14,417	19.04%	190
Nov 1990	75,501	62,109	13,392	17.74%	177
Dec 1990	76,368	62,292	14,076	18.43%	184

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	75,978	60,525	15,453	20.34%	203
Feb 1991	77,207	60,223	16,984	22.00%	220
Mar 1991	75,589	60,801	14,788	19.56%	196
Apr 1991	76,221	61,015	15,206	19.95%	199
May 1991	75,302	60,618	14,684	19.50%	195
Jun 1991	76,361	60,479	15,882	20.80%	208
Jul 1991	75,551	60,840	14,711	19.47%	195
Aug 1991	75,365	59,847	15,518	20.59%	206
Sep 1991	76,635	61,683	14,952	19.51%	195
Oct 1991	76,996	62,693	14,303	18.58%	186
Nov 1991	77,065	62,087	14,978	19.44%	194
Dec 1991	77,071	62,119	14,952	19.40%	194

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	77,305	61,024	16,281	21.06%	211
Feb 1992	75,158	58,726	16,432	21.86%	219
Mar 1992	75,351	60,030	15,321	20.33%	203
Apr 1992	76,082	61,353	14,729	19.36%	194
May 1992	76,484	61,593	14,891	19.47%	195
Jun 1992	78,215	62,953	15,262	19.51%	195
Jul 1992	79,395	62,410	16,985	21.39%	214
Aug 1992	78,456	62,388	16,068	20.48%	205
Sep 1992	78,791	62,376	16,415	20.83%	208
Oct 1992	79,850	64,455	15,395	19.28%	193
Nov 1992	79,265	63,997	15,268	19.26%	193
Dec 1992	77,661	63,443	14,218	18.31%	183

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	78,066	61,615	16,451	21.07%	211
Feb 1993	78,791	61,453	17,338	22.01%	220
Mar 1993	80,767	63,911	16,856	20.87%	209
Apr 1993	79,023	63,307	15,716	19.89%	199
May 1993	81,259	64,465	16,794	20.67%	207
Jun 1993	80,943	64,045	16,898	20.88%	209
Jul 1993	80,471	63,270	17,201	21.38%	214
Aug 1993	81,247	62,657	18,590	22.88%	229
Sep 1993	80,235	63,392	16,843	20.99%	210
Oct 1993	80,746	63,903	16,843	20.86%	209
Nov 1993	80,063	63,909	16,154	20.18%	202
Dec 1993	78,702	64,018	14,684	18.66%	187

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	77,802	61,563	16,239	20.87%	209
Feb 1994	76,596	61,495	15,101	19.72%	197
Mar 1994	75,715	61,698	14,017	18.51%	185
Apr 1994	75,373	62,126	13,247	17.58%	176
May 1994	75,667	63,244	12,423	16.42%	164
Jun 1994	76,337	62,689	13,648	17.88%	179
Jul 1994	79,667	66,058	13,609	17.08%	171
Aug 1994	80,062	66,105	13,957	17.43%	174
Sep 1994	76,532	63,201	13,331	17.42%	174
Oct 1994	76,458	63,050	13,408	17.54%	175
Nov 1994	76,924	64,074	12,850	16.70%	167
Dec 1994	76,035	64,745	11,290	14.85%	148

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	76,131	63,430	12,701	16.68%	167
Feb 1995	78,259	65,172	13,087	16.72%	167
Mar 1995	78,123	64,358	13,765	17.62%	176
Apr 1995	77,003	63,974	13,029	16.92%	169
May 1995	75,933	63,546	12,387	16.31%	163
Jun 1995	76,246	63,520	12,726	16.69%	167
Jul 1995	80,495	66,565	13,930	17.31%	173
Aug 1995	79,532	66,379	13,153	16.54%	165
Sep 1995	77,413	63,925	13,488	17.42%	174
Oct 1995	81,143	66,452	14,691	18.11%	181
Nov 1995	80,130	66,783	13,347	16.66%	167
Dec 1995	80,451	67,283	13,168	16.37%	164

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	79,441	65,141	14,300	18.00%	180
Feb 1996	80,151	66,028	14,123	17.62%	176
Mar 1996	78,881	65,318	13,563	17.19%	172
Apr 1996	78,099	64,271	13,828	17.71%	177
May 1996	79,769	65,164	14,605	18.31%	183
Jun 1996	80,771	64,952	15,819	19.58%	196
Jul 1996	86,135	71,328	14,807	17.19%	172
Aug 1996	78,141	63,914	14,227	18.21%	182
Sep 1996	78,358	64,562	13,796	17.61%	176
Oct 1996	80,540	67,056	13,484	16.74%	167
Nov 1996	81,731	68,444	13,287	16.26%	163
Dec 1996	80,147	69,014	11,133	13.89%	139

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	81,208	67,376	13,832	17.03%	170
Feb 1997	80,615	66,884	13,731	17.03%	170
Mar 1997	80,969	66,508	14,461	17.86%	179
Apr 1997	80,509	66,175	14,334	17.80%	178
May 1997	80,648	66,819	13,829	17.15%	171
Jun 1997	84,315	68,862	15,453	18.33%	183
Jul 1997	82,090	67,557	14,533	17.70%	177
Aug 1997	80,998	67,135	13,863	17.12%	171
Sep 1997	81,225	67,561	13,664	16.82%	168
Oct 1997	81,160	67,319	13,841	17.05%	171
Nov 1997	82,195	67,983	14,212	17.29%	173
Dec 1997	79,833	66,449	13,384	16.76%	168

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	80,853	65,630	15,223	18.83%	188
Feb 1998	80,274	66,007	14,267	17.77%	178
Mar 1998	81,499	67,455	14,044	17.23%	172
Apr 1998	79,704	66,151	13,553	17.00%	170
May 1998	80,783	67,664	13,119	16.24%	162
Jun 1998	82,415	68,924	13,491	16.37%	164
Jul 1998	82,339	69,087	13,252	16.09%	161
Aug 1998	78,224	66,070	12,154	15.54%	155
Sep 1998	79,606	66,908	12,698	15.95%	160
Oct 1998	76,605	64,491	12,114	15.81%	158
Nov 1998	79,089	67,547	11,542	14.59%	146
Dec 1998	79,988	69,690	10,298	12.87%	129

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	80,830	68,364	12,466	15.42%	154
Feb 1999	79,976	68,163	11,813	14.77%	148
Mar 1999	80,152	67,975	12,177	15.19%	152
Apr 1999	78,381	68,426	9,955	12.70%	127
May 1999	79,562	69,498	10,064	12.65%	126
Jun 1999	80,701	70,109	10,592	13.12%	131
Jul 1999	79,588	69,658	9,930	12.48%	125
Aug 1999	77,466	66,394	11,072	14.29%	143
Sep 1999	77,297	66,412	10,885	14.08%	141
Oct 1999	78,527	66,840	11,687	14.88%	149
Nov 1999	79,605	68,005	11,600	14.57%	146
Dec 1999	79,305	69,277	10,028	12.64%	126

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	81,729	70,898	10,831	13.25%	133
Feb 2000	82,008	72,136	9,872	12.04%	120
Mar 2000	82,543	72,799	9,744	11.80%	118
Apr 2000	80,206	70,754	9,452	11.78%	118
May 2000	82,705	73,189	9,516	11.51%	115
Jun 2000	81,523	72,061	9,462	11.61%	116
Jul 2000	81,507	71,744	9,763	11.98%	120
Aug 2000	80,371	69,645	10,726	13.35%	133
Sep 2000	79,736	70,314	9,422	11.82%	118
Oct 2000	80,639	70,879	9,760	12.10%	121
Nov 2000	81,174	72,409	8,765	10.80%	108
Dec 2000	81,412	72,740	8,672	10.65%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	79,995	70,367	9,628	12.04%	120
Feb 2001	80,770	69,998	10,772	13.34%	133
Mar 2001	79,874	69,871	10,003	12.52%	125
Apr 2001	80,494	70,254	10,240	12.72%	127
May 2001	81,029	70,449	10,580	13.06%	131
Jun 2001	81,479	71,092	10,387	12.75%	127
Jul 2001	78,598	69,207	9,391	11.95%	119
Aug 2001	80,153	68,751	11,402	14.23%	142
Sep 2001	81,217	70,091	11,126	13.70%	137
Oct 2001	79,500	68,349	11,151	14.03%	140
Nov 2001	80,801	70,947	9,854	12.20%	122
Dec 2001	79,493	71,044	8,449	10.63%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	80,709	70,932	9,777	12.11%	121
Feb 2002	83,922	71,711	12,211	14.55%	146
Mar 2002	83,135	72,197	10,938	13.16%	132
Apr 2002	83,632	72,985	10,647	12.73%	127
May 2002	83,723	72,776	10,947	13.08%	131
Jun 2002	84,684	72,852	11,832	13.97%	140
Jul 2002	83,483	71,925	11,558	13.84%	138
Aug 2002	84,044	72,161	11,883	14.14%	141
Sep 2002	83,787	72,249	11,538	13.77%	138
Oct 2002	82,631	71,627	11,004	13.32%	133
Nov 2002	83,270	72,911	10,359	12.44%	124
Dec 2002	82,979	72,864	10,115	12.19%	122

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	85,394	75,049	10,345	12.11%	121
Feb 2003	86,086	74,527	11,559	13.43%	134
Mar 2003	86,588	75,170	11,418	13.19%	132
Apr 2003	88,619	76,783	11,836	13.36%	134
May 2003	89,267	77,883	11,384	12.75%	128
Jun 2003	88,739	76,745	11,994	13.52%	135
Jul 2003	86,155	74,705	11,450	13.29%	133
Aug 2003	85,292	74,151	11,141	13.06%	131
Sep 2003	84,380	73,199	11,181	13.25%	133
Oct 2003	84,203	73,394	10,809	12.84%	128
Nov 2003	84,372	73,279	11,093	13.15%	131
Dec 2003	84,490	75,433	9,057	10.72%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	86,464	76,380	10,084	11.66%	117
Feb 2004	86,488	76,814	9,674	11.19%	112
Mar 2004	89,063	78,166	10,897	12.24%	122
Apr 2004	89,331	79,381	9,950	11.14%	111
May 2004	88,591	78,831	9,760	11.02%	110
Jun 2004	89,667	80,167	9,500	10.59%	106
Jul 2004	86,807	77,743	9,064	10.44%	104
Aug 2004	88,589	78,162	10,427	11.77%	118
Sep 2004	88,549	79,495	9,054	10.22%	102
Oct 2004	88,119	78,635	9,484	10.76%	108
Nov 2004	88,099	78,868	9,231	10.48%	105
Dec 2004	89,175	80,045	9,130	10.24%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	90,968	81,308	9,660	10.62%	106
Feb 2005	90,812	81,614	9,198	10.13%	101
Mar 2005	92,682	81,971	10,711	11.56%	116
Apr 2005	92,101	81,530	10,571	11.48%	115
May 2005	94,762	84,309	10,453	11.03%	110
Jun 2005	97,249	85,739	11,510	11.84%	118
Jul 2005	95,975	84,456	11,519	12.00%	120
Aug 2005	96,526	85,714	10,812	11.20%	112
Sep 2005	97,630	87,097	10,533	10.79%	108
Oct 2005	96,504	84,075	12,429	12.88%	129
Nov 2005	97,959	85,239	12,720	12.99%	130
Dec 2005	97,105	86,550	10,555	10.87%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	94,771	83,790	10,981	11.59%	116
Feb 2006	95,924	86,482	9,442	9.84%	98
Mar 2006	97,059	88,069	8,990	9.26%	93
Apr 2006	94,680	84,991	9,689	10.23%	102
May 2006	95,005	83,502	11,503	12.11%	121
Jun 2006	94,513	83,408	11,105	11.75%	117
Jul 2006	92,202	81,228	10,974	11.90%	119
Aug 2006	92,468	82,252	10,216	11.05%	110
Sep 2006	94,126	83,385	10,741	11.41%	114
Oct 2006	92,728	83,336	9,392	10.13%	101
Nov 2006	93,526	84,089	9,437	10.09%	101
Dec 2006	93,319	84,135	9,184	9.84%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	93,757	84,101	9,656	10.30%	103
Feb 2007	95,699	84,962	10,737	11.22%	112
Mar 2007	94,733	84,750	9,983	10.54%	105
Apr 2007	92,963	83,553	9,410	10.12%	101
May 2007	92,863	82,753	10,110	10.89%	109
Jun 2007	92,502	81,337	11,165	12.07%	121
Jul 2007	90,886	79,505	11,381	12.52%	125
Aug 2007	91,467	79,997	11,470	12.54%	125
Sep 2007	90,667	80,156	10,511	11.59%	116
Oct 2007	90,639	79,230	11,409	12.59%	126
Nov 2007	90,961	80,441	10,520	11.57%	116
Dec 2007	91,863	81,892	9,971	10.85%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	91,058	80,847	10,211	11.21%	112
Feb 2008	92,344	82,443	9,901	10.72%	107
Mar 2008	91,704	83,087	8,617	9.40%	94
Apr 2008	91,772	82,711	9,061	9.87%	99
May 2008	93,192	82,525	10,667	11.45%	114
Jun 2008	91,529	80,459	11,070	12.09%	121
Jul 2008	92,220	80,822	11,398	12.36%	124
Aug 2008	90,568	78,797	11,771	13.00%	130
Sep 2008	90,999	79,785	11,214	12.32%	123
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ponce Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	8,568	12.80%
2.	Public Administration	7,388	11.04%
3.	Health Care	3,754	5.61%
4.	Educational Services	3,594	5.37%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,212	4.80%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,094	4.62%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	2,578	3.85%
8.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,970	2.94%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,866	2.79%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,814	2.71%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,758	2.63%
12.	Utilities	1,626	2.43%
13.	Food Manufacturing	1,546	2.31%
14.	Other Transportation	1,270	1.90%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	1,188	1.77%
16.	Finance and Insurance	1,078	1.61%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,044	1.56%
18.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	970	1.45%
19.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	922	1.38%
20.	Personal and Laundry Services	914	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	9,864	20.72%
2.	Health Care	7,994	16.79%
3.	Public Administration	4,904	10.30%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,520	5.29%
5.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,758	3.69%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,606	3.37%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	1,604	3.37%
8.	Social Assistance	1,388	2.92%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,338	2.81%
10.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	944	1.98%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	914	1.92%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	914	1.92%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	852	1.79%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	820	1.72%
15.	Construction	668	1.40%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	640	1.34%
17.	Private Household Services	626	1.32%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	592	1.24%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	532	1.12%
20.	Food Manufacturing	472	0.99%

Ponce Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,186	6.25%
2.	Other Production Occupations	3,446	5.15%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,128	4.67%
4.	Law Enforcement Workers	3,118	4.66%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,114	4.65%
6.	Other Protective Service Workers	2,216	3.31%
7.	Other Management Occupations	2,210	3.30%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,108	3.15%
9.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,040	3.05%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,004	2.99%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,996	2.98%
12.	Other Construction Trades	1,866	2.79%
13.	Construction Laborers	1,862	2.78%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,782	2.66%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,712	2.56%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,568	2.34%
17.	Agricultural Workers	1,352	2.02%
18.	Other Construction Workers	1,206	1.80%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,204	1.80%
20.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,196	1.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	5,528	11.61%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,302	9.04%
3.	Cashiers	2,946	6.19%
4.	Registered Nurses	2,542	5.34%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,532	5.32%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,798	3.78%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,606	3.37%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,486	3.12%
9.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,404	2.95%
10.	Other Production Occupations	1,384	2.91%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,380	2.90%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,376	2.89%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,128	2.37%
14.	Accountants and Auditors	1,098	2.31%
15.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,068	2.24%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	930	1.95%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	910	1.91%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	786	1.65%
19.	Teachers, Secondary School	678	1.42%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	672	1.41%

Ponce Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	118,246	30.56%
15-35 hours	28,610	7.39%
1-14 hours	8,634	2.23%
No regular hours	231,411	59.81%

Ponce Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	5,124	4.67%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,188	3.82%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,234	4.77%
6 AM-6:29 AM	12,484	11.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,938	12.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM	22,174	20.20%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	16,312	14.86%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,610	7.84%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,334	2.13%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,436	4.04%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,400	1.28%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,324	1.21%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,942	6.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,270	4.80%

Ponce Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,538	2.31%
5-9	9,052	8.25%
10-14	15,980	14.56%
15-19	23,284	21.21%
20-24	16,704	15.22%
25-29	5,172	4.71%
30-34	18,014	16.41%
35-39	1,544	1.41%
40-44	2,752	2.51%
45-59	4,960	4.52%
60-89	5,030	4.58%
At least 90	4,740	4.32%

Ponce Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,806	2.56%	69,924	63.70%
30-44	1,716	1.56%	20,594	18.76%
45-59	338	0.31%	4,622	4.21%
At least 60	892	0.81%	8,878	8.09%

Ponce Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	942	0.84%
Car / truck / van, carpool	20,778	18.61%
Car / truck / van, solo	76,190	68.24%
Motorcycle	44	0.04%
Other	1,422	1.27%
Public transportation	5,752	5.15%
Walked	4,642	4.16%
Worked at home	1,887	1.69%

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Ponce Metro Area Family Information

Ponce Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	67,115	40.72%
$10,000-$14,999	24,482	14.85%
$15,000-$19,999	16,657	10.11%
$20,000-$24,999	14,002	8.50%
$25,000-$29,999	9,687	5.88%
$30,000-$34,999	7,656	4.64%
$35,000-$39,999	5,758	3.49%
$40,000-$44,999	4,558	2.77%
$45,000-$49,999	2,650	1.61%
$50,000-$59,999	4,025	2.44%
$60,000-$74,999	3,216	1.95%
$75,000-$99,999	2,256	1.37%
$100,000-$124,999	1,288	0.78%
$125,000-$149,999	410	0.25%
$150,000-$199,999	308	0.19%
$200,000 or more	758	0.46%

Ponce Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	14,715	17.88%
Family, 2 people	18,505	22.49%
Nonfamily, 2 people	980	1.19%
Family, 3 people	16,441	19.98%
Nonfamily, 3 people	105	0.13%
Family, 4 people	14,985	18.21%
Nonfamily, 4 people	40	0.05%
Family, 5 people	9,514	11.56%
Nonfamily, 5 people	18	0.02%
Family, 6 people	4,065	4.94%
Nonfamily, 6 people	9	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	2,899	3.52%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	7	0.01%

Ponce Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	101,476	28.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,492	1.83%
Public Assistance	41,954	11.80%
Retirement	16,342	4.60%
Self Employment	10,751	3.02%
Social Security	54,867	15.43%
Supplemental Security	1,912	0.54%
Wage / Salary	96,620	27.18%
Other	25,091	7.06%

Ponce Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	43,078	47.90%
With children under 18	46,852	52.10%

Ponce Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	12,900	6.86%
Married	104,874	55.81%
Never Married	64,771	34.47%
Widowed	5,366	2.86%

Ponce Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	20,618	9.88%
Married	109,019	52.25%
Never Married	57,264	27.44%
Widowed	21,750	10.42%

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Ponce Metro Area Education Information

Ponce Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	81,866	22.21%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	59,025	16.01%
High school diploma or equivalent	93,687	25.41%
Some college, no degree	51,238	13.90%
Associate degree	22,587	6.13%
Bachelors degree	47,181	12.80%
Graduate or professional degree	13,086	3.55%

Ponce Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,646	1.75%	2,330	0.88%	6,976	2.63%
Kindergarten	6,596	2.49%	1,680	0.63%	8,276	3.12%
Grades 1-4	32,672	12.33%	5,550	2.09%	38,222	14.43%
Grades 5-8	34,899	13.17%	5,338	2.01%	40,237	15.19%
Grades 9-12	32,688	12.34%	6,172	2.33%	38,860	14.67%
Undergrad college	9,998	3.77%	18,496	6.98%	28,494	10.76%
Graduate or professional school	378	0.14%	3,548	1.34%	3,926	1.48%
Total	121,877	46.01%	43,114	16.27%	164,991	62.28%

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Ponce Metro Area Public Benefits Information

Ponce Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	237,756	45.79%
Below Poverty Level	281,465	54.21%

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Ponce Metro Area Criminal Information

Ponce Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.841	0.049	0.194	1.488	2.572	3.691	6.569	1.685	11.945
2000	0.634	0.055	0.165	1.101	1.955	3.353	6.682	1.511	11.546
2001	0.667	0.038	0.161	1.234	2.100	3.887	7.456	1.111	12.455
2002	0.811	0.069	0.227	1.439	2.546	4.352	10.423	1.499	16.275
2003	0.889	0.105	0.224	1.708	2.926	5.157	14.657	2.044	21.858
2004	1.124	0.086	0.327	1.489	3.026	4.190	10.346	1.734	16.270
2005	1.212	0.078	0.433	1.234	2.957	4.105	10.471	1.475	16.050
2006	1.078	0.070	0.277	0.978	2.402	4.351	8.691	1.214	14.255
2007	1.154	0.091	0.273	1.162	2.681	3.414	8.502	0.976	12.891

Ponce Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	5,317
2000	4,916
2001	5,343
2002	6,867

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Ponce Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	43,938	16.59%
10-19 Years	46,607	17.59%
20-29 Years	41,387	15.62%
30-39 Years	34,165	12.90%
40-49 Years	32,439	12.24%
50-59 Years	27,589	10.41%
60-69 Years	19,128	7.22%
70-79 Years	12,471	4.71%
80-89 Years	6,105	2.30%
90+ Years	1,090	0.41%

Ponce Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	128,789	48.61%
Female	136,130	51.39%

Ponce Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	262,655	99.15%
Caucasian	1,691	0.64%
Multiracial	185	0.07%
Asian	147	0.06%
African-American	119	0.04%
Pacific Islander	84	0.03%
Amerindian	28	0.01%
Other Race	10	0.00%

Ponce Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	11,633	76.07%
2.	Italian	930	6.08%
3.	French Non-Basque	560	3.66%
4.	African	436	2.85%
5.	West Indian	354	2.31%
6.	German	210	1.37%
7.	Arab / Arabic	132	0.86%
8.	Albanian	104	0.68%
9.	Irish	94	0.61%
10.	English	82	0.54%

Ponce Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	414,417	85.00%
2.	Only English	72,519	14.87%
3.	French	142	0.03%
4.	Arabic	116	0.02%
5.	Chinese	88	0.02%
6.	German	76	0.02%
7.	Italian	44	0.01%
8.	Persian	34	0.01%
9.	Other Indo European	28	0.01%
10.	Hindi	14	0.00%

Ponce Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	524,707	98.98%
Naturalized immigrant	2,738	0.52%
Not a citizen	2,660	0.50%

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Ponce Metro Area Counties

Alphabetical | By Population

Juana Diaz County

Ponce County

Villalba County

Ponce (155,038)	Vacas (3,196)	Jacaguas (1,194)
Villalba (13,273)	Real (3,139)	Magueyes (911)
Juana Diaz (9,505)	Rio Canas Abajo (3,114)	Tibes (858)
Hato Puerco Arriba (6,295)	Portugues (2,674)	Vayas (757)
Guayabal (5,774)	Caonillas Abajo (2,661)	Quebrada Limon (590)
Capitanejo (5,542)	Mercedita (2,515)	San Patricio (465)
Canas (5,288)	Cintrona (2,309)	Sabana Llana (413)
Aguilita (4,922)	Callabo (2,206)	Emajagual (3)
Coto Laurel (4,819)	Caonillas Arriba (2,206)	Lomas
Machuelo Arriba (4,642)	Tijeras (2,049)	Maraguez
Amuelas (3,966)	Hato Puerco Abajo (1,911)	Guaraguao
Rio Canas Arriba (3,827)	Anon (1,669)	Sabanetas
Potala Pastillo (3,819)	Marueno (1,470)	Monte Llano
Luis Llorens Torres (3,328)	Cerrillos (1,199)	Collores

Aguilita	Guayabal	Portugues
Amuelas	Hato Puerco Abajo	Potala Pastillo
Anon	Hato Puerco Arriba	Quebrada Limon
Callabo	Jacaguas	Real
Canas	Juana Diaz	Rio Canas Abajo
Caonillas Abajo	Lomas	Rio Canas Arriba
Caonillas Arriba	Luis Llorens Torres	Sabana Llana
Capitanejo	Machuelo Arriba	Sabanetas
Cerrillos	Magueyes	San Patricio
Cintrona	Maraguez	Tibes
Collores	Marueno	Tijeras
Coto Laurel	Mercedita	Vacas
Emajagual	Monte Llano	Vayas
Guaraguao	Ponce	Villalba

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