Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

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2023 Population

46,955

0.0596% 1-year decline

2023 Median Age

46.8

1.08% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

38.5%

8.74% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$25,720

11.5% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$117,800

1.73% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

16,212

5.26% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR had a population of 47k people with a median age of 46.8 and a median household income of $25,720. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR declined from 46,983 to 46,955, a −0.0596% decrease and its median household income grew from $23,077 to $25,720, a 11.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR are White (Hispanic) (50.2%), Other (Hispanic) (27.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15.5%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (5.1%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (0.5%).

None of the households in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was $117,800, and the homeownership rate was 77%.

Most people in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR borders Hormigueros Municipio, PR, Lajas Municipio, PR, Mayagüez Municipio, PR, and San Germán Municipio, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.82 times more White (Hispanic) residents (23.6k people) in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13k Other (Hispanic) and 7.27k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

White (Hispanic)
23.6k ± 1.53k
Other (Hispanic)
13k ± 1.44k
Two+ (Hispanic)
7.27k ± 1.18k

99%

Hispanic Population

46.5k people

99% of the people in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR are hispanic (46.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
51,093 ± 5,506 people
Cuba
9,583 ± 2,400 people
Colombia
4,347 ± 1,618 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 51,093 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,583 and Colombia with 4,347.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
267 ± 128
Vietnam
244 ± 115
Gulf War (1990s)
203 ± 136

Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR employs 16.2k people. The largest industries in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR are Retail Trade (2,498 people), Manufacturing (2,092 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,007 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($33,077), Utilities ($30,938), and Finance & Insurance ($30,938).

Males in Puerto Rico have an average income that is 1.12 times higher than the average income of females, which is $34,367. The income inequality in Puerto Rico (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

16.2k

2023 Value

± 1,167

5.26%

1 Year growth

± 9.75%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 5.26%, from 15.4k employees to 16.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,483 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,953 people), and Production Occupations (1,483 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.2k

2023 Value

± 1,167

5.26%

1 Year growth

± 9.75%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 5.26%, from 15.4k employees to 16.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (2,498 people), Manufacturing (2,092 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,007 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$18,959

Median earning men ± $1,334

$18,066

Median earning women ± $1,948

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($33,317), Public Administration ($31,008), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,107).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,491), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($26,649), and Public Administration ($22,778).

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.73% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.44% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (756k), Bachelors Degree (514k), and Primary Education (462k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was $117,800 in 2023, which is 0.388 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $115,800 to $117,800, a 1.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is 77%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is $25,720. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was Census Tract 8305.03 with a value of $36,663, followed by Census Tract 8303 and Census Tract 8305.02, with respective values of $34,075 and $30,270.

Housing

Property

$117,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,683

$13,998

Median Property Taxes

±$755

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77%

Homeownership

2023

71.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77% of the housing units in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8305.03
Census Tract 8303
Census Tract 8305.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was Census Tract 8305.03 with a value of $36,663, followed by Census Tract 8303 and Census Tract 8305.02, with respective values of $34,075 and $30,270.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$25,720

Median Household Income

± $1,363

18.2k

Number of Households

± 1,060

In 2023, the median household income of the 18.2k households in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR grew to $25,720 from the previous year's value of $23,077.

The following chart displays the households in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2022, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.209% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Carpooled (7.04%)
Worked At Home (5.86%)

In 2023, 83.9% of workers in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.04%) and those who worked at home (5.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR (18k out of 46.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.3% of the population of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 20.4% on employee plans, 48.1% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.68%

Uninsured

20.4%

Employer Coverage

48.1%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR declined by 11.6% from 5.3% to 4.68%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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