Editing San Juan, Puerto Rico (section)

== Demographics ==
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|+Race – San Juan, Puerto Rico – 2020 Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS)|access-date=May 23, 2015|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! Race
! Population
! % of Total
|-
| '''[[White American|White]]'''||49,388||14.4%
|-
| '''Black/Afro-Puerto Rican'''||75,864||22.2%
|-
| '''[[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]/[[Alaska Native]]'''||9,364||2.7%
|-
| '''[[Asian American|Asian]]'''||1,774||0.5%
|-
| '''[[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]/Some other race'''||205,869||60.2%
|}
{{Historical populations
|title        = Population of San Juan
|source       = Census<ref name="census 1960">{{cite web |title=U.S. CENSUSES OF POPULATION and HOUSING: 1960 Final Report PHC(1) - 180, Census Tracts, San Juan, P.R. |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-and-housing-phc-1/41953654v11ch11.pdf |website=census.gov |page=29}}</ref>
|1899 |32048
|1910 |48716
|1920 |69733
|1930 |114715
|1940 |169247
|1950 |224767
|1960 |451658
|1970 |463242
|1980 |434849
|1990 |437745
|2000 |434374
|2010|395475|2020|342259}}
{{Historical populations
|title        = Population of Río Piedras
|footnote     =
|source       =
|1899 |13760
|1910 |18880
|1920 |24745
|1930 |40853
|1940 |68290
|1950 |134989
|2000 |332344
}}

The municipality of San Juan has a population of 342,259 as of the 2020 US Census, making it the [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|largest in Puerto Rico]],<ref name="poptotal">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=05000US72127&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=San+Juan&_cityTown=San+Juan&_state=04000US72&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|title=San Juan and its barrios|publisher=United States Census Bureau|year=2008|access-date=2009-10-26|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212045418/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=05000US72127&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=San+Juan&_cityTown=San+Juan&_state=04000US72&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[List of United States cities by population|57th largest in the United States and its territories]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web   |title=Puerto Rico Population Declined 11.8% From 2010 to 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/puerto-rico-population-change-between-census-decade.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> From 1899 to 1950 the municipality of San Juan excluded the township of Río Piedras. For this reason, population data and land area for the period make reference only to the Antiguo San Juan and Santurce ''barrios'', or subdivisions, of San Juan. The old municipality of Río Piedras constituted the third most populated city of Puerto Rico at the time of its annexation in 1951. Its strategic location south of the capital served as a junction for all the principal ways of transportation of the island and as a geographical entry to San Juan, which are factors that prompted Río Piedras's dramatic urban development in the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Río Piedras: Centro de transportación |url=https://enciclopediapr.org/content/rio-piedras-centro-de-transportacion/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=EnciclopediaPR |date=December 29, 2009 |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], the racial composition of San Juan was as follows:

* [[White American|White]]: 68.0% ([[Non-Hispanic Whites]]: 1.2%)
* Black or African American: 18.3% (Non-Hispanic Blacks: 0.3%)
* [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]: 0.8%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 0.4%
* [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]]/[[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]]: 0.0%
* Some other race: 8.2%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 4.0%
* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race): 98.2%

Among the Hispanic and Latino population, [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Ricans]] are the largest group; they make up 87.5% of San Juan's Hispanic population. People of [[Dominican American|Dominican]] descent make up 7.6% of the Hispanic population, while those of [[Cuban American|Cuban]] descent form 1.7% of the Hispanic populace. Other Hispanic and Latino groups collectively form 3.2% of San Juan's Hispanic population.

There are 4,822 whites and 1,187 blacks of non-Hispanic origin living in San Juan. Non-Hispanic whites and blacks form 1.2% and 0.3% of San Juan's population respectively. There are also approximately 673 Asians of non-Hispanic origin in San Juan; they make up less than 0.1% of the population. However, Asians of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin together number at 6,342.<ref name="American FactFinder">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US7276770&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211183320/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US7276770&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 11, 2020 }}</ref>

The vast majority of Asians in San Juan are of [[Chinese American|Chinese]] descent; of the 6,342 Asians, 4,928 are Chinese. Chinese comprise 1.4% of the population. The only other sizable Asian group in San Juan are [[Indian Americans]]; there are 698 people of Indian descent in the city, forming 0.2% of the population. There are very small numbers of people of [[Filipino American|Filipino]], [[Japanese American|Japanese]], and [[Vietnamese American|Vietnamese]] ancestry; none of these groups number more than 100 members.<ref name="American FactFinder" />

According to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, 87.5% of San Juan's population was native and 12.5% were foreign-born. Of the native population, 86.9% were born in Puerto Rico or the U.S. proper, of which 75.6% were born in Puerto Rico and 8.9% were born in the U.S. The other 0.7% were born in a different U.S. territory or born abroad to American parents. The remaining 11.9% of the population were born outside the United States and U.S. territories.

In recent years, an increasing number of Americans not of Hispanic ancestry (both of [[African American]] and of [[White American]] descent) have moved to San Juan. In addition, a large number of [[Stateside Puerto Ricans]] have settled in the city upon their return to Puerto Rico. There is also a growing [[West Indian]] population, both of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin.

San Juan today is home to the largest [[History of the Jews in Puerto Rico|Jewish community in Puerto Rico]], and one of the largest Jewish communities in the Caribbean,<ref>Society For Crypto Judaic Studies, Harry Ezratty, [http://www.cryptojews.com/Puerto_Rico_Ezratty.htm Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430072654/http://www.cryptojews.com/Puerto_Rico_Ezratty.htm|date=April 30, 2008}}, cryptojews.com; accessed March 18, 2015.</ref> with more than 2,000 people attending two local synagogues in [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce]] (the [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] Shaare Zedeck Synagogue and the [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] Temple Beth Shalom)<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Juan: Culture & Community |url=https://reformjudaism.org/san-juan-culture-community |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Reform Judaism |language=en}}</ref> and an additional synagogue (the [[Chabad affiliated organizations|Chabad]] Jewish Center of Puerto Rico) in [[Isla Verde, Puerto Rico|Isla Verde]] in neighboring [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.jewishpuertorico.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/266798/jewish/About-Us.htm |website=Chabad of Puerto Rico}}</ref>

In terms of ancestry, 23,875 people claimed American ancestry, which is equivalent to 5.8% of San Juan's population. Other sizable ancestry groups included those of [[Italian American|Italian]] descent, [[French American|French]] descent, and [[West Indian]] descent. People of Italian descent numbered at 1,694, forming 0.4% of the population; people of French descent numbered at 1,064, forming 0.2% of the population. Finally, those of West Indian descent numbered at 1,393, forming 0.3% of San Juan's population. Approximately 1,026 people claimed [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n ancestry; 719 claimed [[Irish American|Irish]] ancestry; 646 claimed [[German American|German]] ancestry; 431 claimed [[Arab American|Arab]] ancestry, and 346 claimed [[English American|English]] ancestry. There are many other ancestry groups in San Juan, but they are very scant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US7276770&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2PR&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=true |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=2012-11-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211183444/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US7276770&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2PR&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=true |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of 2000, speakers of [[English language|English]] as a first language accounted for 12.93% of the population.<ref>[https://apps.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2000&geo=&state_id=72&county_id=&mode=&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=76770&cty_id=&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&ea=n&order=&a=n&pc=1 ''MLA Data Center Results for San Juan, Puerto Rico''] [[Modern Language Association]]. Retrieved 29 February 2024.</ref>