Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fajardo zona urbana - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Fajardo zona urbana places in the 1st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
1st
percentile, household income
17th
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: Fajardo zona urbana, PR
25,524 people live in Fajardo zona urbana, Puerto Rico - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Fajardo zona urbana brings in $24,305 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 43.0%. Home values in Fajardo zona urbana run a median of $118,400, and the median resident age is 43.8 years.
Monthly utility costs average around $195 across Puerto Rico, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Fajardo zona urbana report an average commute of 23.8 minutes, with 79.8% driving alone and 8.2% working from home.
Population
25,524 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Puerto Rico
Median Household Income
$24,305/yr
Poverty 43.0%
Median Home Value
$118,400
Census ACS B25077
How does Fajardo zona urbana compare to other US cities?
Fajardo zona urbana measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income1% higher than other cities
Home value17% 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
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Fajardo zona urbana's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Puerto Rico, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
1st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Fajardo zona urbana's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$118,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 83% 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
Fajardo zona urbana, 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 Fajardo zona urbana, PR. Diagonal = perfect equality.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)43.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)39.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
25,524
Median Income
$24,305
Median Home Value
$118,400
Median Age
43.8
Poverty Rate
43.0%
Labor force participation
39.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
23.8 minutes
Drive Alone
79.8%
Carpool
6.2%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
2.3%
Work from Home
8.2%
Other
2.8%
Based on 7,994 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.