00660 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 00660, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

00660 is a zip code in Hormigueros Municipio, Puerto Rico, which covers Benavente barrio, Guanajibo barrio, Hormigueros barrio, Hormigueros barrio-pueblo, Jaguitas barrio, and Lavadero barrio, with a total population of 15,630 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 00660 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 00660.

The estimated population of people living in 00660 is 15,630, with a median age of 48.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 00660 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,630
 -0.64% -5.12%
2020
15,731
 -1.33% -
2019
15,943
 -1.46% -
2018
16,180
 -1.78% -
2017
16,474
 - -

Population of 00660 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 00660 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
0.7%
0.3%
 +133.33%
Black/African American
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
99.1%
99.6%
 -0.50%
Asian
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
0%
0%
 0.00%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 00660 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 00660 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 00660 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 00660 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 48 +1.05% 45.4 +0.89% 50.5 +2.23%
2020 47.5 +0.64% 45 +1.12% 49.4 +1.44%
2019 47.2 +3.06% 44.5 +2.06% 48.7 +1.25%
2018 45.8 +1.55% 43.6 +1.63% 48.1 +1.05%
2017 45.1 - 42.9 - 47.6 -

The median age of the 00660 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 00660 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 792 -34.94% 735 -31.84% 545 519
10 to 19 986 -11.36% 970 -16.64% 876 812
20 to 29 911 +1.07% 897 +6.95% 920 960
30 to 39 833 -5.78% 909 -5.94% 783 855
40 to 49 1,020 -14.3% 1,243 -18.45% 880 1,028
50 to 59 900 +3.76% 1,048 +9.17% 933 1,146
60 to 69 838 +2.74% 1,263 -7.71% 858 1,165
70+ 1,338 +4.54% 1,791 +8.71% 1,398 1,952

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 00660 zip code is $20,770.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 00660.

  • Under 25
    $2,499.00
  • 25 to 44
    $20,143.00
  • 45 to 64
    $28,200.00
  • 65 and over
    $17,055.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 00660 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 00660, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 00660 is currently $30,975.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.55% of households in 00660 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 00660 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    59.61%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.49%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    9.16%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    3.84%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2.04%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0.31%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.55%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 00660 is $13,099.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 00660 by the total population of 00660.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 00660 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 00660 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.86%
  • Bachelor's degree
    35.30%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    1.96%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    53.15%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.74%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 00660 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 00660 zip over the age of 16 is 13,547.

Of those people, a total of 45.50% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 00660 is 36.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 00660 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 669 31.80% 46.50%
20 to 24 years 992 54.80% 26.80%
25 to 29 years 888 77.00% 42.50%
30 to 34 years 743 86.50% 26.60%
35 to 44 years 1,766 78.80% 21.10%
45 to 54 years 2,078 77.00% 9.60%
55 to 59 years 1,038 53.80% 6.50%
60 to 64 years 997 33.80% 7.70%
65 to 74 years 2,084 7.30% 0.00%
75 years and over 2,292 1.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 00660. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 2,561 38.80% 14.80%
Black or African American 283 49.10% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 10,094 47.00% 22.00%
Two or more races 609 45.80% 8.60%
Hispanic or Latino 13,449 45.10% 19.90%
Not Hispanic or Latino 98 91.80% 8.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 00660 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 00660 is 4,932, with median earnings of $17,869.00.

Women in 00660 are earning approximately 97.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 4,932 $17,869.00
Male 2,379 $18,222.00
Female 2,553 $17,679.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 00660 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 322 $26,226.00
Business and Financial 179 $34,414.00
Computer and Mathematical 59 $80,824.00
Architecture and Engineering 60 $17,143.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 8 $0.00
Community and Social Service 114 $22,031.00
Legal 19 $13,750.00
Educational and Library 387 $20,677.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 54 $8,939.00
Healthcare Practitioners 394 $25,063.00
Healthcare Support 28 $4,833.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 101 $8,456.00
Law Enforcement 50 $40,345.00
Food Preparation and Serving 264 $12,000.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 191 $14,415.00
Personal Care and Service 64 $0.00
Sales 745 $14,375.00
Office and Administrative Support 984 $17,429.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 132 $15,956.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 224 $23,804.00
Production 265 $15,625.00
Transportation and Material Moving 161 $17,697.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 00660 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 00660.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 104 $15,385.00 218 $27,500.00
Business and Financial 110 $38,906.00 69 $21,458.00
Computer and Mathematical 53 $80,994.00 6 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 60 $17,143.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 8 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 49 $21,016.00 65 $23,854.00
Legal 12 $0.00 7 $0.00
Educational and Library 55 $32,708.00 332 $19,863.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 13 $0.00 41 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 128 $20,238.00 266 $26,250.00
Healthcare Support 7 $0.00 21 $6,250.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 92 $7,794.00 9 $0.00
Law Enforcement 50 $40,345.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 134 $10,385.00 130 $22,949.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 100 $13,030.00 91 $20,224.00
Personal Care and Service 64 $0.00 0 $0.00
Sales 292 $18,000.00 453 $10,729.00
Office and Administrative Support 243 $22,238.00 741 $16,441.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 16 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 115 $16,581.00 17 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 224 $23,804.00 0 $0.00
Production 200 $16,889.00 65 $4,890.00
Transportation and Material Moving 155 $18,092.00 6 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,220 households in 00660, with an average household size of 2.49 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,115 families living in the 00660 zip code with an average family size of 3.13 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 00660:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,219 444 1,452 2,105
Average Household Size 3.19 3.1 3.21 1.12
Total Families 2,219 444 1,452 0
Average Household Size 3.18 2.95 3.11 0

Poverty

Of the 4,115 families living in 00660, 39.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 00660:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 7,564 housing units in 00660.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,220 82.23%
Vacant 1,344 17.77%

16.14% of the total 7,564 housing units in 00660 are rental units. This is approximately 1,221 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,440 are occupied by the owner - or 58.70% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 00660 is $439.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 00660 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    559
  • Less than $500
    710
  • $500 to $999
    493
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    18
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 00660 is $103,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 00660 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    175
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,912
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,477
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    553
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    245
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    5
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    50
  • $1,000,000 or more
    23

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 00660. The chart below shows the number of properties in 00660 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    169
  • 1940 to 1949
    421
  • 1950 to 1959
    780
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,696
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,476
  • 1980 to 1989
    766
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,344
  • 2000 to 2009
    823
  • 2010 to 2013
    89
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 00660 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    992
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,446
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,882
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    900

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 00660 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 00660 that commute to work in a particular way.

23.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 00660.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    59
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    292
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    895
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    825
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    894
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    385
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    813
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    0
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    104
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    312
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    136
  • 90 or more minutes
    78

Summary

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