U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey

Esri uses community survey data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey to create American Community Survey (ACS) advanced demographics datasets for Puerto Rico and the United States.

The American Community Survey uses a continuous measurement—or rolling sample—in which a small percentage of the population is queried every month. Data supplied from the ACS is updated and released more frequently than the decennial census—every year instead of every 10 years. Smaller sample sizes and variable collection times have introduced a margin of error into their estimates. Refer to the ACS Mapping with margins of error instructional article series or the Esri American Community Survey methodology topic for more information.

Vintage

The American Community Survey datasets for the United States and Puerto Rico are vintage 2020–2024 (a rolling estimate).

Location accuracy

See the Geography levels section in the Puerto Rico topic or the 2026 U.S. geographic boundaries section in the United States topic for information about the level of geographic detail available.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available data collections for the ACS Puerto Rican and American datasets. See the Related links section in the Puerto Rico, United States, and American Community Survey topics for further documentation.

Note:

The following five-year estimates include a margin of error (MOE) and a reliability measure (REL) with each variable. Margins of error are from the U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) rolling sample 60-month survey; Esri's reliability measure provides an estimated accuracy of the estimate.

Data collection	Data category	Description
2020-2024 Age: 5 Year Increments	Age	Five-year population estimates grouped by gender in five-year ranges (ages 0-4 to 85 or older).
2020-2024 Educational Attainment	Education	Five-year estimated population age 25 or older grouped by educational attainment levels, such as high school diploma or bachelor's degree.
2020-2024 School Enrollment	Education	Five-year estimated population age 3 or older grouped by current school enrollment types, from preschool through graduate or professional school, including not enrolled; further categorized within enrollment types by public or private institution.
2020-2024 Disability Status	Health	Five-year household estimates categorized by whether one or more household member has a disability.
2020-2024 Health Insurance Coverage	Health	Five-year estimated civilian, noninstitutionalized population grouped by age ranges and the type and number of health insurance plans (from 0 to 2 or more).
2020-2024 Computer and Internet Service	Households	Five-year household population estimates grouped by ages: 3 or older, younger than 18, or 65 or older. Each group is additionally refined by computer ownership and the presence of internet access. Youth categories are further refined by school enrollment and grade level categories. Internet access is refined by type, such as satellite or subscription.
2020-2024 Households by Type and Size and Age	Households	Five-year household estimates grouped by family, nonfamily, household size (from 1 person to 7 or more), householder gender, household type (such as married-couple family), the presence of population that are younger than age 18 or older than 65; further refined by owner- or renter-occupied status by occupancy ratios.
2020-2024 Contract Rent	Housing	Five-year renter-occupied household estimates grouped by contract rent ranges and utilities. This data table includes the median, average, and aggregate contract rent.
2020-2024 Gross Rent	Housing	Five-year renter-occupied household estimates grouped by gross rent ranges. This data table includes the median, average, and aggregate gross rent and monthly rent costs by percent of household income ranges.
2020-2024 Heating Fuel	Housing	Five-year household estimates grouped by the type of heating fuel in use.
2020-2024 Home Value	Housing	Five-year owner-occupied household estimates grouped by estimated selling price ranges; this data table includes the median, average, and aggregate home values.
2020-2024 Housing Units in Structure	Housing	Five-year estimated housing units grouped by the number of units in each structure; includes single- and multiple-family, mobile homes, boats, vans, and so on.
2020-2024 Key Demographic Indicators	Housing and Poverty	A collection of five-year estimates, including total households, housing units, population, and owner households.
2020-2024 Mortgage Status	Housing	Five-year owner-occupied household estimates grouped by households with/without mortgages, the number and type of mortgages, and yearly insurance cost ranges. This data table includes monthly costs (for households with/without mortgages) by percent of income ranges.
2020-2024 Vacant Housing Units	Housing	Five-year estimated vacant housing units grouped by types of use categories, such as for sale or seasonal use.
2020-2024 Vehicles Available	Housing	Five-year vehicle ownership estimates for owner and renter households, grouped by the number of vehicles (from 0 to 3 or more). This data table includes average and aggregate vehicle counts.
2020-2024 Year Householder Moved In	Housing	Five-year owner- and renter-occupied household estimates grouped by the year of occupancy ranges. This data table includes a median occupancy year.
2020-2024 Year Structure Built	Housing	Five-year housing unit estimates grouped by construction year in 10-year ranges. This data table includes the median year that structures were built.
2020-2024 Household Income by Race	Income and Race/Ethnicity	Five-year household population estimates grouped by U.S. Census race and Hispanic origin categories and refined by income ranges. This data table includes the median, average, and aggregate household income for each race grouping.
2020-2024 Household Income by Tenure	Income and Housing	Five-year household income estimates grouped by income ranges and owner-occupied or renter-occupied categories.
2020-2024 Income	Income	Five-year household estimates grouped by income source (pension, benefits, and so on) or income ranges. This data table includes median, average, and aggregate household incomes.
2020-2024 Income by Age	Income	Five-year household income estimates grouped by income ranges and householder age ranges. This data table includes the base, median, average, and aggregate income for each age group.
2020-2024 Income by Household Size and Earners	Income and Households	Five-year estimate of family households grouped by the number or anticipated earners who will contribute to the household's budget (from 0 to 3 or more contributors).
2020-2024 Class of Worker	Jobs and Population	Five-year estimated civilian employed population age 16 or older grouped by gender and specific worker classes, such as Local Government Worker.
2020-2024 Females by Age of Children and Employment Status	Jobs and Population	Five-year estimated female population age 20-64 grouped by labor force status and the presence of their dependent children younger than age 18, if any.
2020-2024 Journey to Work	Jobs	Five-year estimated employed population age 16 or older categorized by transit methods, commute length in minutes, or relative location (such as travel within or outside county of residence). This data table includes an average and an aggregate commute length in minutes.
2020-2024 Labor Force by Industry	Jobs	Five-year estimated employed civilian population age 16 or older grouped by specific industries, such as Retail Trade.
2020-2024 Labor Force by Occupation	Jobs	Five-year estimated employed population age 16 or older grouped by specific occupations, such as Farming/Fishing/Forestry.
2020-2024 Transportation to Work	Jobs	Five-year estimated employed population age 16 or older grouped by gender and categorized by transit methods and the number of household vehicles (from 0 to 2 or more).
2020-2024 Marital Status	Marital Status	Five-year estimated population age 15 or older grouped by marital status: single, married, divorced, and widowed.
2020-2024 Asian Alone Population	Population and Race/Ethnicity	Five-year population estimates grouped by self-identified Asian or Southeast Asian country or category of origin or ancestry, such as Thai, Mien, Sikh, Uzbek, two or more Asian categories, and so on.
2020-2024 Hispanic or Latino Population by Origin	Population and Race/Ethnicity	Five-year population estimates grouped by self-identified Latin American country or category of origin or ancestry, such as Cuban, Honduran, Venezuelan, Spaniard, and so on.
2020-2024 Language Spoken at Home	Population	Five-year population estimates grouped by age cohorts (ages 5-17, 18-64, and 65 and older), specific primary languages or language categories spoken at home, and language fluency in relation to English.
2020-2024 Place of Birth and Citizenship	Population and Race/Ethnicity	Five-year population estimates grouped by those born in or outside the United States, and refined by location (U.S. region or another part of the world) and citizenship categories.
2020-2024 Population by Relationship and Household Type	Population and Households	A collection of five-year estimates for population in households categorized by family or nonfamily households, other household relationships, marital status, relatives, the householder's gender, the presence of population age 65 and older and their relationship (including no relationship) to the rest of the household, and population age 65 and older in group quarters.
2020-2024 Population by Single Ancestry	Population and Households	Five-year population estimates grouped by self-identified country or category of origin or ancestry, or cultural heritage, such as Sub-Saharan African-Cape Verdean, Scandinavian, Pennsylvania German, Slavic, and so on.
2020-2024 Race and Hispanic Origin	Population and Race/Ethnicity	Five-year population estimates grouped by U.S. Census race and Hispanic origin categories.
2020-2024 Veteran Status and Military Service	Population	Five-year estimated civilian population age 18 or older categorized by gender, veteran or non-veteran status, and (for veterans) by periods of military service.
2020-2024 Poverty Status and Educational Attainment	Poverty and Education	Five-year estimates of population age 25 or older grouped by whether income is above or below poverty level and refined by gender; further categorized by educational attainment levels, such as high school diploma or bachelor's degree.
2020-2024 Poverty Status and Food Stamps/SNAP	Poverty	Five-year estimates of household population grouped by whether income is above or below the poverty level, and refined by the presence of populations under age 18 or above age 60 and whether the household received Food Stamps or SNAP or combinations of public assistance types.
2020-2024 Poverty Status and Household Type	Poverty	A collection of five-year poverty status estimates for population, households, and population living in family and nonfamily households by type based on the poverty threshold. This data table includes the Poverty Index.
2020-2024 Poverty Status and Labor Force	Poverty and Jobs	Five-year estimates of population age 16 or older grouped by whether income is above or below poverty level and refined by gender: further refined by employment categories (employed or unemployed; in or not in labor force; and so on).
2020-2024 Poverty Status and Race	Poverty and Race/Ethnicity	Five-year population estimates grouped by U.S. Census race and Hispanic origin categories and refined by whether income is above or below poverty level.
2020-2024 Ratio of Income to Poverty	Poverty	Five-year estimated population grouped by average personal incomes relative to the poverty threshold. Possible values range from 0.5 - 2.0. A value of less than 1 indicates below the poverty level; greater than 1 indicates above it.