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Place dossier plate
SheetPR-PALMAS-COMUNIDAD-PR · Palmas comunidad, PR 1,173 pop · income 0th 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 Palmas comunidad
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Palmas comunidad on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Peña Pobre co… · lowest
16,336
Peña Pobre co… · lowest
16,336 median HH income
12.7% of the leader · rank #1
Madrone · near
18,241
Madrone · near
18,241 median HH income
14.2% of the leader · rank #2
Cutler · near
18,309
Cutler · near
18,309 median HH income
14.2% of the leader · rank #3
Palmas comuni… · this city
18,337
Palmas comuni… · this city
18,337 median HH income
14.3% of the leader · rank #4
Maury · near
18,362
Maury · near
18,362 median HH income
14.3% of the leader · rank #5
Chilchinbito · near
18,450
Chilchinbito · near
18,450 median HH income
14.4% of the leader · rank #6
East Gull Lake · highest
128,548
East Gull Lake · highest
128,548 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 Palmas 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: 1,173.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Palmas comunidad lands in the 0th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
0th
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: Palmas comunidad, PR
1,173 people live in Palmas comunidad, Puerto Rico - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $18,337 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 77.8%. Typical homes in Palmas comunidad are valued around $93,200, and the median resident age is 51.2 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 Palmas 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 Palmas comunidad, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles; 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 Palmas 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. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 53.5%. 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 Palmas comunidad?
Within Puerto Rico, the closest population matches are Peña Pobre comunidad (1,177 residents, $16,336 income); Ramos comunidad (1,168 residents, $22,824 income); Orocovis zona urbana (1,199 residents, $20,542 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Palo, IA (1,173 residents); East Gull Lake, MN (1,173 residents); Elm City, NC (1,173 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 Palmas comunidad?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 77.8%, 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 77.8% (Highest-decile poverty)
Median Home Value
$93,200
Lower home values
F
City profile score · Palmas 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
$18,337
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
77.8%
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 Palmas comunidad compare to other US cities?
Where Palmas comunidad sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income0% 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 Palmas 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
Poverty Rate is Palmas comunidad's strongest outlier among Puerto Rico cities
Among the 286 Puerto Rico cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Palmas comunidad ranks #11 - the 96th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Palmas comunidad only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#185 of 268
31st percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#195 of 274
29th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#11 of 286
96th 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 Palmas comunidad's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$93,200Among 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
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,043 of 15,516
More affordable than 16% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,849 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 5.1×, Palmas comunidad sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,043 of 15,516 and #9,849 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
$18,337Palmas comunidad, PR median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Palmas 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 Palmas comunidad, PR.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)77.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)26.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,173
Median Income
$18,337
Median Home Value
$93,200
Median Age
51.2
Poverty Rate
77.8%
Labor force participation
26.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
53.5%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Other
46.5%
Based on 260 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 Palmas comunidad. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
How Palmas 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.