Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Piedra Gorda comunidad - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Piedra Gorda comunidad ranks in the 1st percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
1st
percentile, household income
14th
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: Piedra Gorda comunidad, PR
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 2,210 residents in Piedra Gorda comunidad, a small town within Puerto Rico. Median household income here is $20,683 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 51.4%. Typical homes in Piedra Gorda comunidad are valued around $112,500, and the median resident age is 39.9 years.
Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Puerto Rico run around $195, per EIA 2023 residential energy data.
Population
2,210 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Puerto Rico
Median Household Income
$20,683/yr
Poverty 51.4%
Median Home Value
$112,500
Census ACS B25077
How does Piedra Gorda comunidad compare to other US cities?
Here's how Piedra Gorda comunidad stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income1% higher than other cities
Home value14% 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 Piedra Gorda 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, Piedra Gorda comunidad ranks #88 - the 68th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Piedra Gorda comunidad only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#143 of 268
47th percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#88 of 274
68th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#100 of 286
65th 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.
1st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Piedra Gorda comunidad's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$112,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 86% 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
Piedra Gorda 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 Piedra Gorda comunidad, PR. Diagonal = perfect equality.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)51.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)49.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,210
Median Income
$20,683
Median Home Value
$112,500
Median Age
39.9
Poverty Rate
51.4%
Labor force participation
49.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
94.1%
Carpool
3.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
2.7%
Based on 893 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.