OUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households1,319,448+/-9,4401,319,448(X) Family households

(families)966,123+/-10,13873.2%+/-0.6 With own children under 18 years405,933+/-7,94930.8%+/-0.5

Married-couple family557,851+/-8,27542.3%+/-0.6 With own children under 18 years200,406+/6,14715.2%+/-0.4 Male householder, no wife present, family82,129+/-4,4596.2%+/-0.3 With own
children under 18 years39,285+/-3,5573.0%+/-0.3 Female householder, no husband present,
family326,143+/-6,66224.7%+/-0.4 With own children under 18 years166,242+/-5,75112.6%+/-0.4
Nonfamily households353,325+/-7,99626.8%+/-0.6 Householder living alone306,036+/-7,53023.2%+/0.5 65 years and over125,754+/-4,8079.5%+/-0.4
Households with one or more people under 18
years478,254+/-8,45636.2%+/-0.5 Households with one or more people 65 years and over407,404+/4,20830.9%+/-0.3
Average household size2.79+/-0.02(X)(X) Average family size3.28+/0.03(X)(X)
RELATIONSHIP Population in households3,684,178*****3,684,178(X)
Householder1,319,448+/-9,44035.8%+/-0.3 Spouse556,376+/-8,40215.1%+/-0.2 Child1,308,376+/11,03335.5%+/-0.3 Other relatives335,508+/-10,3989.1%+/-0.3 Nonrelatives164,470+/-6,9654.5%+/-0.2
Unmarried partner112,499+/-5,1093.1%+/-0.1
MARITAL STATUS Males 15 years and
over1,410,023+/-1,5711,410,023(X) Never married566,489+/-8,80840.2%+/-0.6 Now married, except
separated610,584+/-9,97543.3%+/-0.7 Separated39,169+/-3,0532.8%+/-0.2 Widowed39,752+/2,6142.8%+/-0.2 Divorced154,029+/-5,97010.9%+/-0.4
Females 15 years and over1,583,954+/1,6911,583,954(X) Never married523,558+/-8,40133.1%+/-0.5 Now married, except
separated601,632+/-8,95938.0%+/-0.6 Separated50,458+/-3,5523.2%+/-0.2 Widowed171,416+/5,40110.8%+/-0.3 Divorced236,890+/-6,61415.0%+/-0.4
FERTILITY Number of women 15 to 50
years old who had a birth in the past 12 months45,712+/-3,49845,712(X) Unmarried women (widowed,
divorced, and never married)24,159+/-2,70152.9%+/-4.0 Per 1,000 unmarried women41+/-5(X)(X) Per
1,000 women 15 to 50 years old49+/-4(X)(X) Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old49+/-10(X)(X) Per 1,000
women 20 to 34 years old86+/-7(X)(X) Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old14+/3(X)(X)
GRANDPARENTS Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18
years115,377+/-6,363115,377(X) Responsible for grandchildren56,214+/-4,35748.7%+/-2.5 Years
responsible for grandchildren Less than 1 year12,532+/-1,85510.9%+/-1.5 1 or 2 years12,383+/2,04610.7%+/-1.5 3 or 4 years9,421+/-1,9078.2%+/-1.7 5 or more years21,878+/-2,66019.0%+/2.1
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years56,214+/4,35756,214.0(X) Who are female35,863+/-2,92663.8%+/-2.2 Who are married38,708+/-3,76568.9%+/3.6
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school995,743+/9,162995,743(X) Nursery school, preschool55,298+/-3,5475.6%+/-0.3 Kindergarten45,366+/3,4464.6%+/-0.4 Elementary school (grades 1-8)414,233+/-4,81041.6%+/-0.6 High school (grades 912)213,581+/-5,24021.4%+/-0.5 College or graduate school267,265+/-8,10126.8%+/0.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Population 25 years and over2,444,933+/-1,6732,444,933(X) Less
than 9th grade484,138+/-8,53919.8%+/-0.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma262,682+/-7,31510.7%+/-0.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)623,709+/-11,44925.5%+/-0.5 Some college, no
degree317,797+/-8,02413.0%+/-0.3 Associate's degree212,186+/-6,5658.7%+/-0.3 Bachelor's
degree389,954+/-7,47115.9%+/-0.3 Graduate or professional degree154,467+/-5,6646.3%+/0.2
Percent high school graduate or higher(X)(X)69.5%+/-0.4 Percent bachelor's degree or
higher(X)(X)22.3%+/-0.4

Ha sido bastante difcil saber con exactitud el nmero de deambulantes que hay en las calles de
Puerto Rico. Sin embargo en 1998, la oficina del Comisionado de asuntos municipales (OCAM)
estim la cifra en 3,191 personas distribuidas en los 78 municipios del pas. Un ao antes, la
coalicin Pro-derechos de personas sin hogar haba estimado esta poblacin en 28,794. En San
Juan se calcula que hay unos 6,000 deambulantes.
Las reas de mayor incidencia en Puerto Rico son: El viejo San Juan, Santurce, Ro Piedras,
Carolina y Ponce.
De acuerdo a la investigacin que hicieron en 1999, Mara, Julia y Hartnett, Helen P. en San
Juan, PR. Concluyeron lo siguiente:
1- 86.56% eran hombres y 13.44% eran mujeres.
2- 64.27% estaban entre las edades de 26 y 42 aos.
3- 29.65% tenan educacin de 0 a 8 grado.
4- El factor ms influyente en ser deambulantes eran problemas familiares
(79.74%), problemas econmicos (13.81%).
5- El 90.79% de deambulantes no disponen de ningn ingreso econmico.
6- El 4.97% reciben beneficios de veteranos.
7- El 9.21% reportaron recibir desde $1.00 a $498.00 de ingreso mensual.