Coamo Municipio, PR

County

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

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).

Employment

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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

Industries

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.

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).

Education

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%).

Admissions & Enrollments

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.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nursing Practice
15 degrees awarded
Child Care Provider
9 degrees awarded
Electrician
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.

Universities

Gender

Race

Educational Technical College-Recinto de Coamo

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.

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.

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.

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.

Housing

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.

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

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%.

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

Equity

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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (89.7%)
Worked At Home (4.36%)
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%).

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

25.8 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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coamo 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 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.

Poverty

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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