Corozal, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,237
2024 Median Age
42.6
2.4% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
48.8%
1.48% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$23,520
0.0807% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$122,600
1.45% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
3,321
2.04% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Corozal, 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 Corozal, PR was $122,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.4%.

Most people in Corozal, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Corozal, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoCorozal Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRToa Alta, Corozal & Naranjito PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.24 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (5k people) in Corozal, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.23k White (Hispanic) and 1.38k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Corozal, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    5k ± 945
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.23k ± 582
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.38k ± 695
99.5%
Hispanic Population
10.2k people

In 2024, there were 2.24 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (5k people) in Corozal, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.23k White (Hispanic) and 1.38k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.5% of the people in Corozal, PR are hispanic (10.2k people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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. Vietnam
    85 ± 70
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    19 ± 38

Corozal, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Corozal, PR employs 3.32k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Corozal, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (417 people), Retail Trade (399 people), and Public Administration (364 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($38,787), Transportation & Warehousing ($37,941), and Educational Services ($33,491).

Employment

Occupations

3.32k
2024 Value
± 574
−2.04%
1 Year decline
± 25.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Corozal, PR declined at a rate of −2.04%, from 3.39k employees to 3.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Corozal, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (458 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (326 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (297 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Corozal, 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

3.32k
2024 Value
± 574
−2.04%
1 Year decline
± 25.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Corozal, PR declined at a rate of −2.04%, from 3.39k employees to 3.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Corozal, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (417 people), Retail Trade (399 people), and Public Administration (364 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Corozal, PR, though some of these residents may live in Corozal, 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

$23,737
Median earning men ± $3,136
$19,305
Median earning women ± $2,811

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,458), Manufacturing ($28,029), and Retail Trade ($26,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,146), Public Administration ($19,161), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($18,329).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Corozal, PR was $122,600 in 2024, which is 0.369 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $124,400 to $122,600, a 1.45% decrease. The homeownership rate in Corozal, PR is 67.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Corozal, PR have an average commute time of 34.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Corozal, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$122,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,991
$2,573
Median Property Taxes
±$375

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

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

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Rent vs Own

67.4%
Homeownership
2024
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.4% of the housing units in Corozal, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67%.

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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.
$23,520
Median Household Income
± $4,481
3.82k
Number of Households
± 502

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.82k households in Corozal, PR declined from $23,520 from the previous year's value of $23,539.

The following chart displays the households in Corozal, 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 Corozal, 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 (85%)
  2. Carpooled (5.48%)
  3. Other (3.66%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in Corozal, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.48%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.66%).

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Commute Time

34.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Corozal, PR have a longer commute time (34.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.18% of the workforce in Corozal, 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 Corozal, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Corozal, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Corozal, PR (5k out of 10.2k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Corozal, 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

94.8% of the population of Corozal, PR has health coverage, with 24.9% on employee plans, 51.7% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 6.29% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.3% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.24%
Uninsured
24.9%
Employer Coverage
51.7%
Medicaid
10.7%
Medicare
6.29%
Non-Group
1.23%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Corozal, PR declined by 6.54% from 5.6% to 5.24%.

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