Puerto Rico Fun Facts
Puerto Rico flag 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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  NA - data not available

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