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Place dossier plate
SheetPR-SANTA-BRBARA-COMUNIDAD-PR · Santa Bárbara comunidad, PR 4,231 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 Santa Bárbara comunidad
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Santa Bárbara comunidad on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Epes · lowest
15,156
Epes · lowest
15,156 median HH income
6.1% of the leader · rank #1
Matewan · near
15,378
Matewan · near
15,378 median HH income
6.2% of the leader · rank #2
Santa Bárbara… · this city
15,549
Santa Bárbara… · this city
15,549 median HH income
6.2% of the leader · rank #3
South Mansfie… · near
15,592
South Mansfie… · near
15,592 median HH income
6.2% of the leader · rank #4
Lebeau · near
15,750
Lebeau · near
15,750 median HH income
6.3% of the leader · rank #5
Flat Lick · near
15,828
Flat Lick · near
15,828 median HH income
6.3% of the leader · rank #6
Ho-Ho-Kus · highest
250,001
Ho-Ho-Kus · 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 Santa Bárbara 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: 4,231.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Santa Bárbara comunidad places 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: Santa Bárbara comunidad, PR
Puerto Rico's Santa Bárbara comunidad is a small town, with 4,231 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $15,549 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 66.6%. Typical homes in Santa Bárbara comunidad are valued around $90,700, and the median resident age is 34.8 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 Santa Bárbara 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 housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Santa Bárbara comunidad, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Santa Bárbara comunidad?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 66.6%, 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.
Which cities make useful reference points for Santa Bárbara comunidad?
Within Puerto Rico, the closest population matches are Hatillo zona urbana (4,247 residents, $21,182 income); Lajas zona urbana (4,299 residents, $23,151 income); Candelaria Arenas comunidad (4,054 residents, $21,448 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are West Laurel, MD (4,231 residents); Brookland, AR (4,230 residents); Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (4,230 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 does the journey to work look like in Santa Bárbara 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 82.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 66.6% (Highest-decile poverty)
Median Home Value
$90,700
Lower home values
F
City profile score · Santa Bárbara 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
$15,549
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
66.6%
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 Santa Bárbara comunidad compare to other US cities?
Here's how Santa Bárbara comunidad stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), 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 Santa Bárbara 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 places Santa Bárbara comunidad toward the top of Puerto Rico's cities
Among the 286 Puerto Rico cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Santa Bárbara comunidad ranks #32 - the 89th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Santa Bárbara comunidad only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#225 of 268
16th percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#207 of 274
24th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#32 of 286
89th 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 Santa Bárbara comunidad's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$90,700Among 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
Santa Bárbara comunidad's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,955 of 15,516
More affordable than 10% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,376 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 5.8×, Santa Bárbara comunidad sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,955 of 15,516 and #10,376 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
$15,549Santa Bárbara comunidad, PR median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara comunidad, PR.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Poverty rate (households below FPL)66.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)42.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,231
Median Income
$15,549
Median Home Value
$90,700
Median Age
34.8
Poverty Rate
66.6%
Labor force participation
42.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
82.6%
Carpool
14.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
3.1%
Based on 1,445 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 Santa Bárbara comunidad. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
How Santa Bárbara 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.