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Place dossier plate
SheetPR-MIRANDA-COMUNIDAD-PR · Miranda comunidad, PR 1,298 pop · income 1st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Miranda comunidad
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Miranda comunidad on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Sabana Eneas… · lowest
14,704
Sabana Eneas… · lowest
14,704 median HH income
13.7% of the leader · rank #1
Glen Richey · near
19,519
Glen Richey · near
19,519 median HH income
18.2% of the leader · rank #2
Miranda comun… · this city
19,566
Miranda comun… · this city
19,566 median HH income
18.2% of the leader · rank #3
Rock Mills · near
19,583
Rock Mills · near
19,583 median HH income
18.2% of the leader · rank #4
Drakes Branch · near
19,620
Drakes Branch · near
19,620 median HH income
18.3% of the leader · rank #5
Floydale · near
19,628
Floydale · near
19,628 median HH income
18.3% of the leader · rank #6
McMillin · highest
107,305
McMillin · highest
107,305 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Miranda comunidad on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,298.
Nationally, Miranda comunidad sits in the 1st percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
1st
percentile, household income
7th
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: Miranda comunidad, PR
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,298 residents in Miranda comunidad, a small town within Puerto Rico. Households in Miranda comunidad report a median income of $19,566 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 47.4%. Typical homes in Miranda comunidad are valued around $93,800, and the median resident age is 39.5 years.
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Puerto Rico's average monthly utility costs around $195 (state average).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Miranda comunidad's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Miranda comunidad, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Miranda comunidad?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 86.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for Miranda comunidad?
Within Puerto Rico, the closest population matches are G. L. García comunidad (1,278 residents, $20,500 income); María Antonia comunidad (1,272 residents, $23,083 income); Sabana Eneas comunidad (1,270 residents, $14,704 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bogart, GA (1,298 residents); Barbee, IN (1,298 residents); Fletcher, OK (1,298 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
How far does income reach against housing in Miranda comunidad?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 47.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 47.4% (Highest-decile poverty)
Median Home Value
$93,800
Lower home values
F
City profile score · Miranda comunidad, PR
0/100
2 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income F
$19,566
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
47.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share N/A
N/A
No ACS bachelor's-attainment share on file for this place.
Cost of living N/A
N/A
No cost-of-living index on file for this place.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
How does Miranda comunidad compare to other US cities?
Where Miranda comunidad sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income1% higher than other cities
Home value7% 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 Miranda 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 sits close to the middle of Puerto Rico's city distribution
Among the 274 Puerto Rico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Miranda comunidad ranks #191 - the 30th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Miranda comunidad only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#165 of 268
38th percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#191 of 274
30th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#131 of 286
54th percentile in Puerto Rico
How in-state ranks are ordered
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.
Gauge source note
1st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Miranda comunidad's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$93,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 93% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Miranda comunidad's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,547 of 15,516
More affordable than 19% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,541 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.8×, Miranda comunidad sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,547 of 15,516 and #9,541 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$19,566Miranda comunidad, PR median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Miranda comunidad, PR median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Miranda comunidad, PR.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)47.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)31.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,298
Median Income
$19,566
Median Home Value
$93,800
Median Age
39.5
Poverty Rate
47.4%
Labor force participation
31.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
86.4%
Carpool
9.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
3.7%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 352 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Puerto Rico statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $195
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Puerto Rico at $195 (electricity about $160 , water and sewer about $35 ).
These are Puerto Rico statewide averages, not a meter reading for Miranda comunidad. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
How Miranda comunidad compares to similar-size Puerto Rico cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.