New Census Data on Puerto Rico

[TexasTowelie]

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new figures for Puerto Rico. These numbers compare Puerto Rico at the time of the most recent census with the most recent figures, those from July 2015.

Puerto Rico’s population continues to dwindle. The population was 3,725,789 in the 2010 census, but the population estimate for July 1, 2015, is 3,474,182.

This is a drop of -6.8% in five years.

Puerto Rico’s population is aging. While the 2010 census showed that 14.5% of the Island’s people were over 65, the most recent figures show the elderly at 18%. The percentage of kids under age 5 fell from 6% to 5%, and the percentage of residents under 18 fell from 24% to 21%.

Not all of the figures show changes since 2010. Ethnic data was collected in 2010 but not in 2015, so it is not clear whether there has been any change. There were also a number of data points identified as 2011-2015. The Census Bureau identified 95,342 veterans on the Island during that time frame,for example, and reports that 94.7% of residents spoke a language other than English at home. 15.4% of those under 65 were identified as disabled in this time period.

Read more: http://www.puertoricoreport.com/new-census-data-puerto-rico/

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Oh yeah, we're pretty fucked and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. nt

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2. What's the consensus of statehood v nationhood v status quo?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Although I've lived in the US for years, but visit as much as possible (a little less now that my

left). My perception has always been. Status quo (Estado Libre Asociado or commonwealth) is number 1. Statehood would be the 2nd choice and independence as usual dead last. If statehood and independence were the only 2 options. I would bet statehood would win.

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4. Thanks, I'm from NY where PR issues have a much higher profile than most other states