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Place dossier plate
SheetPR-NARANJITO-ZONA-URBANA-PR · Naranjito zona urbana, PR 2,948 pop · income 0th pct · 5 tracts
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 Naranjito zona urbana
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Naranjito zona urbana on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Barranquitas… · lowest
13,241
Barranquitas… · lowest
13,241 median HH income
5.3% of the leader · rank #1
Rainbow · near
16,953
Rainbow · near
16,953 median HH income
6.8% of the leader · rank #2
Naranjito zon… · this city
17,181
Naranjito zon… · this city
17,181 median HH income
6.9% of the leader · rank #3
Prestonville · near
17,315
Prestonville · near
17,315 median HH income
6.9% of the leader · rank #4
Lincoln Heigh… · near
17,333
Lincoln Heigh… · near
17,333 median HH income
6.9% of the leader · rank #5
Oil City · near
17,381
Oil City · near
17,381 median HH income
7.0% of the leader · rank #6
Noroton Heigh… · highest
250,001
Noroton Heigh… · highest
250,001 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 Naranjito zona urbana 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: 2,948.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Naranjito zona urbana lands in the 0th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
0th
percentile, household income
21st
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: Naranjito zona urbana, PR
Puerto Rico's Naranjito zona urbana is a small town, with 2,948 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $17,181 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 46.7%. Naranjito zona urbana's housing stock carries a median value of $131,500, and the median resident age is 43.8 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 Naranjito zona urbana'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 comparison shortlist to within-city variation to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Naranjito zona urbana, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, within-city Census tract profiles.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Naranjito zona urbana?
Within Puerto Rico, the closest population matches are Piedra Aguza comunidad (2,967 residents, $32,596 income); Barranquitas zona urbana (2,992 residents, $13,241 income); Emajagua comunidad (2,884 residents, $33,974 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sharpes, FL (2,948 residents); Libby, MT (2,948 residents); Plumsteadville, PA (2,948 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.
What can 5 Census tracts reveal inside Naranjito zona urbana?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
What does the journey to work look like in Naranjito zona urbana?
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 91.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
How far does income reach against housing in Naranjito zona urbana?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 7.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 46.7%, 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 46.7% (Highest-decile poverty)
Median Home Value
$131,500
Lower home values
F
City profile score · Naranjito zona urbana, 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
$17,181
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
46.7%
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 Naranjito zona urbana compare to other US cities?
Naranjito 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 income0% higher than other cities
Home value21% 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 Naranjito zona urbana 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 places Naranjito zona urbana toward the top of Puerto Rico's cities
Among the 274 Puerto Rico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Naranjito zona urbana ranks #41 - the 85th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Naranjito zona urbana only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#200 of 268
25th percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#41 of 274
85th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#140 of 286
51st 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
0th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Naranjito zona urbana's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$131,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 79% 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
Naranjito zona urbana's home-value-to-income ratio: 7.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,917 of 15,516
More affordable than 4% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,949 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 7.7×, Naranjito zona urbana sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,917 of 15,516 and #10,949 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
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
$17,181Naranjito zona urbana, PR median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Naranjito zona urbana, 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 Naranjito zona urbana, PR.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)46.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)32.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,948
Median Income
$17,181
Median Home Value
$131,500
Median Age
43.8
Poverty Rate
46.7%
Labor force participation
32.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
91.0%
Carpool
1.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
3.0%
Other
2.8%
Based on 730 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 Naranjito zona urbana. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
How Naranjito zona urbana 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.