Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cambalache comunidad - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Cambalache comunidad lands in the 6th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
6th
percentile, household income
56th
percentile, home value
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Cambalache comunidad, PR
675 people live in Cambalache comunidad, Puerto Rico - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Cambalache comunidad households earn a median of $37,625 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 14.5%. Cambalache comunidad's housing stock carries a median value of $252,800, and the median resident age is 56.2 years.
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Puerto Rico's average monthly utility costs around $195 (state average). The average commute for Cambalache comunidad workers runs 19.6 minutes, with 65.5% driving alone and 34.5% working from home.
Population
675 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Puerto Rico
Median Household Income
$37,625/yr
Poverty 14.5%
Median Home Value
$252,800
Census ACS B25077
How does Cambalache comunidad compare to other US cities?
Here's how Cambalache comunidad stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income6% higher than other cities
Home value56% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Cambalache comunidad against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Puerto Rico only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Puerto Rico-relative analysis
Median Home Value is Cambalache comunidad's strongest outlier among Puerto Rico cities
Among the 274 Puerto Rico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Cambalache comunidad ranks #4 - the 99th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cambalache comunidad only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#18 of 268
93rd percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#4 of 274
99th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#275 of 286
4th percentile in Puerto Rico
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Puerto Rico only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
6th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Cambalache comunidad's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$252,80044th percentilemore affordable than 44% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Income distribution context
Cambalache comunidad, PR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cambalache comunidad, PR. Diagonal = perfect equality.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)14.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)37.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
675
Median Income
$37,625
Median Home Value
$252,800
Median Age
56.2
Poverty Rate
14.5%
Labor force participation
37.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.6 minutes
Drive Alone
65.5%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
34.5%
Based on 232 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Puerto Rico - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$160
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$35
avg/month
Total Utilities
$195
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Puerto Rico state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.