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Capital: Flower: Tree: Bird: |
San Juan Puerto Rican hibiscus (flor de maga) Silk-cotton tree (ceiba) Stripe-headed tanager (reina mora) |
| SUBJECT | 1990 | 2000 |
| Total Population | 3,522,037 | 3,808,610 |
| Male | 1,705,642 | 1,833,577 |
| Female | 1,816,395 | 1,975,033 |
| AGE | ||
| Under 5 years | 302,173 | 295,406 |
| 5 to 9 years | 316,473 | 305,162 |
| 10 to 14 years | 339,573 | 305,800 |
| 15 to 19 years | 326,717 | 313,436 |
| 20 to 24 years | 287,227 | 301,191 |
| 25 to 59 years | 1,484,138 | 1,701,914 |
| 60 to 84 years | 433,071 | 537,995 |
| 85 years and over | 32,665 | 47,706 |
| MEDIAN AGE | 28.4 | 32.1 |
| Under 18 years | 1,154,527 | 1,092,101 |
| Male | 587,604 | 558,579 |
| Female | 566,923 | 533,522 |
| URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE | ||
| Total population | 3,522,037 | 3,808,610 |
| Urban population | 2,508,346 | 3,594,948 |
| Rural population | 1,013,691 | 213,662 |
| Farm population | NA | 5,524 |
| HOUSEHOLDS | ||
| Families (family households) | 886,339 | 1,004,080 |
| With own children under 18 years | 487,058 | 486,409 |
| Average family size | 3.69 | 3.41 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Persons 5 years and over | 3,219,765 | 3,515,228 |
| Speak a language other than English | NA | 3,008,567 |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
| Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school | NA | 1,130,314 |
| Preprimary school | NA | 116,776 |
| Elementary or high school | 797,000 | 776,804 |
| College or graduate school | 156,000 | 236,734 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| For Persons 25 years and over | ||
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 50 | 60 |
| Percent Bachelor's degree or higher | 14 | 18 |
| HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Total housing units | NA | 1,418,476 |
| With no telephone service | NA | 300,670 |