Coamo Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
33,998
2024 Median Age
46.1
1.77% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
50.2%
3.31% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$22,045
6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$99,900
3.94% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
11,485
4.06% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Coamo 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.

The largest universities in Coamo Municipio, PR are Educational Technical College-Recinto de Coamo (48 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2024, the median property value in Coamo Municipio, PR was $99,900, and the homeownership rate was 75.8%.

Most people in Coamo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Coamo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 13.5 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (28.9k people) in Coamo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.15k White (Hispanic) and 1.61k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coamo Municipio, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    28.9k ± 807
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 430
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.61k ± 379
99.5%
Hispanic Population
33.8k people

In 2024, there were 13.5 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (28.9k people) in Coamo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.15k White (Hispanic) and 1.61k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.5% of the people in Coamo Municipio, PR are hispanic (33.8k people).

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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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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    325 ± 110
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    156 ± 121
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    80 ± 73

Coamo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Coamo Municipio, PR employs 11.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coamo Municipio, PR were Manufacturing (1,795 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,585 people), and Retail Trade (1,434 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($42,885), Wholesale Trade ($38,977), and Public Administration ($30,035).

Occupations

11.5k
2024 Value
± 969
4.06%
1 Year growth
± 11.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coamo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.06%, from 11k employees to 11.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coamo Municipio, PR, are Production Occupations (1,509 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,236 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,011 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coamo Municipio, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

11.5k
2024 Value
± 969
4.06%
1 Year growth
± 11.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coamo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 4.06%, from 11k employees to 11.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coamo Municipio, PR, are Manufacturing (1,795 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,585 people), and Retail Trade (1,434 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coamo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Coamo 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

$19,384
Median earning men ± $2,126
$19,528
Median earning women ± $1,999

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($34,138), Public Administration ($30,139), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($28,860).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($29,813), Manufacturing ($24,769), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($23,060).

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Education

In 2021, universities in Coamo Municipio, PR awarded 48 degrees. The student population of Coamo Municipio, PR in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 29 male students and 83 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Coamo Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (48 and 100%).

The largest universities in Coamo Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Educational Technical College-Recinto de Coamo (48 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coamo Municipio, PR are Nursing Practice (15 and 31.3%), Child Care Provider (9 and 18.8%), and Electrician (7 and 14.6%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 112 students enrolled in Coamo Municipio, PR, 25.9% men and 74.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 112 records, of which 74.1% were women and 25.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 15 degrees awarded
  2. 9 degrees awarded
  3. 7 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Coamo Municipio, PR was Nursing Practice with 15 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Coamo Municipio, PR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
48 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Educational Technical College-Recinto de Coamo with 48 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 13 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Coamo Municipio, PR, which is 0.371 times less than the 35 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 48 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Coamo Municipio, PR was $99,900 in 2024, which is 0.3 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $104,000 to $99,900, a 3.94% decrease. The homeownership rate in Coamo Municipio, PR is 75.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coamo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coamo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$99,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,485
$10,441
Median Property Taxes
±$629

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 Coamo Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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Rent vs Own

75.8%
Homeownership
2024
73.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.8% of the housing units in Coamo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$22,045
Median Household Income
± $1,944
13.8k
Number of Households
± 925

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.8k households in Coamo Municipio, PR grew to $22,045 from the previous year's value of $20,797.

The following chart displays the households in Coamo 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 Coamo 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (4.36%)
  3. Walked (3.42%)

In 2024, 89.7% of workers in Coamo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (4.36%) and those who walked to work (3.42%).

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Commute Time

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coamo Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.52% of the workforce in Coamo 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 Coamo Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coamo Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

50.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coamo Municipio, PR (17k out of 33.8k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coamo Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

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

96.1% of the population of Coamo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 20.9% on employee plans, 53.3% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 6.85% on non-group plans, and 0.656% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.6% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 43.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.87%
Uninsured
20.9%
Employer Coverage
53.3%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
6.85%
Non-Group
0.656%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coamo Municipio, PR grew by 16.8% from 3.32% to 3.87%.

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