In 1990, there were a total of 1,184,382 housing units with 2.97 persons per unit, up from 867,697 units in 1980, when there were 3.66 persons per occupied unit. The total value of housing construction in 1992 was an estimated $632 million, down from $754 million in 1991. In 1993, 9,785 new units valued at $381.7 million were authorized. During 1995/96, Puerto Rico received $386.7 million in aid from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, including $132.3 million in community development block grants.
Between 2001 and 2003, about $1.35 million was spent to renovate 139 public housing projects. Investment in elderly housing was $105 million for 994 units in 22 public housing projects. There were 15,985 housing units constructed during this period.