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Vital signs: the island's numbers
Updated through the day from official sources. Every card links to its full page; sources are named under each number.
Prices
Regular gas
$3.79–$3.94/gal ($1.00–$1.04/L)
▼ 17¢ vs Nov 6
Consumer Affairs Department (DACO) range, Nov 11
Premium gas
DACO range, Nov 11
Diesel
$5.53–$5.68/gal ($1.46–$1.50/L)
▲ 26¢ vs Nov 10
DACO range, Nov 11
Electricity, all-in rate
33.9¢a kWh
▲ 5.3¢ vs Jul–Sep
Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) charges for Oct–Dec, at 800 kWh a month
Water and power
Customers without power
0.5%
Elevated outages
▲ 0.48 points vs Nov 11
LUMA, morning of Nov 12
Outage hours per customer, fiscal 2026
27.6hours
▲ 1.3 hours vs fiscal 2025
LUMA's filings with PREB, July to June
Carraízo reservoir
40.84m
Safe band (Seguridad)
Unchanged since yesterday
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), Nov 12
La Plata reservoir
43.22m
Adjustments band (Ajustes)
▲ 7 cm vs yesterday
AAA, Nov 12
Safety and hazards
Serious crimes, Jan to Sep
14,727
▼ 1.6% vs Jan to Sep 2025
Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPD), homicide to car theft
Homicides, Jan to Sep
333
▼ 1.2% vs Jan to Sep 2025
PRPD, 2026
Earthquakes of M2.5+
12this week
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), within 200 km
Towns in drought
37of 78
Moderate drought or worse
U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10
Public money
FEMA money paid out
35%
of $38.9B committed
▲ 0.5 points vs Sep 30
Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), Nov 4
Paid out in Jul–Sep 2026
$578M
in 1,035 payments
▼ 17.5% vs Apr–Jun
COR3, Nov 4
Government contracts, fiscal 2027
$7.4Bso far
in 4,599 contracts
▼ 16.9% in Jul–Sep vs 2025
Office of the Comptroller (OCPR), $100,000 and up, Nov 11
Housing recovery grants drawn
45%
of $12.3B granted
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report, Sep 1
People and homes
The rent, home value and income figures are Puerto Rico-wide medians; town pages compare with the median town.
Island population
3,184,835in 2025
▼ 2.9% vs 2020
World Bank estimates, Jul 13
Median rent
$578a month
59% below the U.S. median ($1,413)
Census American Community Survey (ACS), 2020–2024
Median home value
$131,500
60% below the U.S. median ($332,700)
ACS, 2020–2024
Median household income
$26,297a year
67% below the U.S. median ($80,734)
ACS, 2020–2024
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