Puerto Rico's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
C-
Housing -
B
Job Market -
D
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
C-
Education -
B+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Puerto Rico, TX
Puerto Rico, TX is located in Hidalgo County in the state of Texas.
The total City Population for Puerto Rico is about 376 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $93,000, which is roughly 46% lower than the Average Home Value of $171,322 for the state of Texas, and roughly 57% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $42,833, which is roughly 32% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,903 for the state of Texas, and roughly 34% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.81Male Population Estimate: 44.9%
Female Population Estimate: 55.1%
Median Age: 39.8
Male Median Age: 39.6
Female Median Age: 39.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:87.5%
Other:12.5%
Asian:0.3%
Black:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 40.98%
Libertarian: 0.57%
Green: 0.39%
Other: 0.01%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Puerto Rico specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Hidalgo County: About 3.1679 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Hidalgo County: About 312.426 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Hidalgo County is about 20% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 8% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Texas is ranked #47 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 17.01 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 13.36The average living wage for the state of Texas is $30.75/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Texas a minimum wage score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Texas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Texas is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 10.49 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Texas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Texas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Texas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Texas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Texas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Texas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Texas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Texas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Texas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Texas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Texas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Texas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Texas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Texas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Texas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Texas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Texas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Texas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 78563Latitude: 26.649500
Longitude: -98.345600
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 107.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 956