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Cabo Rojo Municipio vs Isabela Municipio

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

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

Cabo Rojo Municipio has the higher population (46,955 vs 42,878 in Isabela Municipio). Cabo Rojo Municipio has the higher median household income ($25,720 vs $20,484 in Isabela Municipio). Isabela Municipio has the higher median home value ($121,800 vs $117,800 in Cabo Rojo Municipio).

Population, income & housing

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
Population46,95542,878
Median age46.8 yrs44.7 yrs
Median household income$25,720$20,484
Median home value$117,800$121,800
Median gross rent$581$552
Housing units28,09420,638
Homeownership rate77.0%63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%25.4%
Unemployment rate14.4%8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
Population48,487 → 46,955 (-3.2%)41,707 → 42,878 (+2.8%)
Median household income$16,708 → $25,720 (+53.9%)$16,540 → $20,484 (+23.8%)
Median home value$107,500 → $117,800 (+9.6%)$102,200 → $121,800 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent$465 → $581 (+24.9%)$456 → $552 (+21.1%)

Cabo Rojo Municipio

Population
48,48746,955
Median household income
$16,708$25,720
Median home value
$107,500$117,800
Median gross rent
$465$581

Isabela Municipio

Population
41,70742,878
Median household income
$16,540$20,484
Median home value
$102,200$121,800
Median gross rent
$456$552

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
Under 52.7%3.0%
5 to 1713.0%13.0%
18 to 248.7%8.8%
25 to 3412.4%13.2%
35 to 4411.3%12.4%
45 to 5414.6%13.8%
55 to 6412.9%13.9%
65 to 7412.1%11.5%
75 and over12.4%10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
White (non-Hispanic)0.5%0.8%
Black or African American0.1%0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native0.0%0.1%
Asian0.2%0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%
Some other race0.0%0.3%
Two or more races0.2%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino99.0%97.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
No high school diploma22.6%23.4%
High school graduate23.7%30.2%
Some college or associate's25.0%21.0%
Bachelor's degree21.1%19.8%
Graduate or professional degree7.5%5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
Drove alone83.9%85.1%
Carpooled7.0%6.7%
Public transit0.7%0.0%
Walked2.3%3.5%
Bicycle0.0%0.1%
Worked from home5.9%3.9%
Other means0.2%0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
1-unit, detached83.2%81.7%
1-unit, attached4.1%12.7%
2 to 4 units2.9%0.9%
5 to 19 units4.7%3.6%
20 or more units2.3%1.0%
Mobile home & other2.8%0.1%

Poverty & households

Cabo Rojo MunicipioIsabela Municipio
Poverty rate38.5%46.7%
Average household size2.582.90
Mean commute (minutes)2525
Median year structure built19861984

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