Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
46,876
2024 Median Age
47.1
0.641% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
38.4%
0.0338% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$26,408
2.67% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$124,800
5.94% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
16,821
3.76% 1-year growth

About

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 2024, the median property value in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was $124,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.6%.

Most people in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.92 times more White (Hispanic) residents (26.8k people) in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.16k Other (Hispanic) and 3.99k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    26.8k ± 1.48k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    9.16k ± 1.14k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.99k ± 760
99.1%
Hispanic Population
46.5k people

In 2024, there were 2.92 times more White (Hispanic) residents (26.8k people) in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.16k Other (Hispanic) and 3.99k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.1% of the people in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR are hispanic (46.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    362 ± 163
  2. Vietnam
    302 ± 146
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    235 ± 120

Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR employs 16.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (2,621 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,098 people), and Manufacturing (2,060 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($38,684), Finance & Insurance ($32,016), and Utilities ($31,563).

Employment

Occupations

16.8k
2024 Value
± 1,169
3.76%
1 Year growth
± 9.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.76%, from 16.2k employees to 16.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,556 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,067 people), and Production Occupations (1,512 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.8k
2024 Value
± 1,169
3.76%
1 Year growth
± 9.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.76%, from 16.2k employees to 16.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (2,621 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,098 people), and Manufacturing (2,060 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$19,623
Median earning men ± $1,564
$19,813
Median earning women ± $2,003

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($39,211), Public Administration ($35,304), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,164), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,404), and Public Administration ($22,782).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR was $124,800 in 2024, which is 0.375 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,800 to $124,800, a 5.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is 75.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.9 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.

Housing

Property

$124,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,185
$14,470
Median Property Taxes
±$817

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.

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Rent vs Own

75.6%
Homeownership
2024
71.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.6% of the housing units in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77%.

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

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$26,408
Median Household Income
± $1,743
19.1k
Number of Households
± 1,069

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.1k households in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR grew to $26,408 from the previous year's value of $25,720.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.2%)
  2. Carpooled (8.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.47%)

In 2024, 83.2% of workers in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.5%) and those who worked at home (5.47%).

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.

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Commute Time

25.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.8% of the workforce in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR (18k out of 46.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 75+.

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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 19.8% on employee plans, 49.2% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.14%
Uninsured
19.8%
Employer Coverage
49.2%
Medicaid
13%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
1.38%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR declined by 11.7% from 4.68% to 4.14%.

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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