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Language Spoken At Home in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 3,494,384 | 100% |
English only | 165,152 | 4.7% |
Language other than English | 3,329,232 | 95.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,816,128 | 80.6% |
Spanish | 3,324,588 | 95.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,813,722 | 80.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,829 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,089 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,242 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 969 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 573 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 348 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 3,716,727 | 100% |
American | 51,131 | 1.4% |
Arab | 2,545 | 0.1% |
Czech | 41 | 0.0% |
Danish | 125 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 351 | 0.0% |
English | 1,188 | 0.0% |
French (except Basque) | 2,851 | 0.1% |
French Canadian | 280 | 0.0% |
German | 2,393 | 0.1% |
Greek | 124 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 58 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,355 | 0.0% |
Italian | 4,266 | 0.1% |
Lithuanian | 45 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 126 | 0.0% |
Polish | 600 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 455 | 0.0% |
Russian | 236 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 18 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 132 | 0.0% |
Slovak | 25 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 3,178 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 80 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 136 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 121 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 47 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,565 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,217,584 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 887,615 | 72.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 361,764 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 514,687 | 42.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 180,606 | 14.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 74,608 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,745 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 298,320 | 24.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 148,413 | 12.2% |
Nonfamily households | 329,969 | 27.1% |
Householder living alone | 289,001 | 23.7% |
65 years and over | 121,565 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 432,521 | 35.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 388,916 | 31.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 3,678,464 | 100% |
Householder | 1,217,584 | 33.1% |
Spouse | 514,291 | 14.0% |
Child | 1,408,717 | 38.3% |
Other relatives | 389,048 | 10.6% |
Nonrelatives | 148,824 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 91,624 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,407,008 | 100% |
Never married | 591,513 | 42.0% |
Now married, except separated | 577,028 | 41.0% |
Separated | 39,075 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 41,040 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 158,352 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,580,413 | 100% |
Never married | 543,011 | 34.4% |
Now married, except separated | 575,178 | 36.4% |
Separated | 56,112 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 169,307 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 236,805 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 40,628 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 21,554 | 53.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 116,097 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 54,013 | 46.5% |
Less than 1 year | 10,512 | 9.1% |
1 or 2 years | 11,070 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 7,821 | 6.7% |
5 or more years | 24,610 | 21.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 54,013 | 100% |
Who are female | 34,518 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 35,448 | 65.6% |
School Enrollment in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,010,133 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 55,885 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 44,680 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 416,637 | 41.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 217,767 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 275,164 | 27.2% |
Educational Attainment in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,440,974 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 489,678 | 20.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 250,108 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 627,608 | 25.7% |
Some college, no degree | 312,299 | 12.8% |
Associate's degree | 212,451 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 401,067 | 16.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 147,763 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 69.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.5% |
Veteran Status in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,817,661 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 111,699 | 4.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 3,690,113 | 100% |
With a disability | 767,747 | 20.8% |
Under 18 years | 896,254 | 100% |
With a disability | 69,321 | 7.7% |
18 to 64 years | 2,251,952 | 100% |
With a disability | 410,294 | 18.2% |
65 years and over | 541,907 | 100% |
With a disability | 288,132 | 53.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 3,676,754 | 100% |
Same house | 3,401,296 | 92.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 270,770 | 7.4% |
Same county | 243,562 | 6.6% |
Different county | 151,375 | 4.1% |
Same state | 92,187 | 2.5% |
Different state | 27,208 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 4,688 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 3,716,727 | 100% |
Native | 3,612,230 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 3,601,087 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 3,414,804 | 91.9% |
Different state | 186,283 | 5.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 11,143 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 104,497 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 104,497 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 41,183 | 39.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 63,314 | 60.6% |
Year of Entry in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 301,674 | 100% |
Native | 197,177 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5,198 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 191,979 | 97.4% |
Foreign born | 104,497 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,674 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 101,823 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Puerto Rico
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 104,497 | 100% |
Europe | 4,585 | 4.4% |
Asia | 2,563 | 2.5% |
Africa | 134 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 130 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 96,895 | 92.7% |
Northern America | 190 | 0.2% |