Cabo Rojo vs Monte Grande

A side-by-side comparison of Cabo Rojo and Monte Grande: population, income, housing, and more.

Cabo Rojo and Monte Grande are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cabo Rojo has the higher population (9,222 vs 3,264 in Monte Grande). Monte Grande has the higher median household income ($27,417 vs $23,689 in Cabo Rojo). Cabo Rojo has the higher median home value ($123,600 vs $108,900 in Monte Grande).

Population, income & housing

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
Population	9,222	3,264
Median age	48.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,689	$27,417
Median home value	$123,600	$108,900
Median gross rent	$601	$484
Housing units	4,670	1,351
Homeownership rate	79.1%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
Population	8,861 → 9,222 (+4.1%)	3,159 → 3,264 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$20,578 → $23,689 (+15.1%)	$21,410 → $27,417 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$109,300 → $123,600 (+13.1%)	$92,700 → $108,900 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $601 (+24.2%)	$563 → $484 (-14.0%)

Cabo Rojo

Population

8,8619,222

Median household income

$20,578$23,689

Median home value

$109,300$123,600

Median gross rent

$484$601

Monte Grande

Population

3,1593,264

Median household income

$21,410$27,417

Median home value

$92,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$563$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
Under 5	1.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	15.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	7.9%
75 and over	12.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
White (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.6%	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
No high school diploma	15.6%	19.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
Drove alone	79.8%	84.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	15.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
1-unit, detached	86.9%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cabo Rojo	Monte Grande
Poverty rate	34.7%	35.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	20	36
Median year structure built	1978	1986