BoquerÃ³n

Population: 1,887
Median household income: $32,381
Median home value: $125,000

BoquerÃ³n, a community in Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,887 residents. Its median household income of $32,381 runs above the Cabo Rojo Municipio figure of $25,720.

Between 2019 and 2023, BoquerÃ³n's population declined 17.2% from 2,280 to 1,887, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $107,400 to $125,000.

The typical home was built around 1987. 34.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,887
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $32,381
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $538
Housing units: 1,505
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2801,887

Median household income

$27,839$32,381

Median home value

$107,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$460$538

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,280	$27,839	$107,400	—
2020	2,170	$25,224	$95,700	$460
2021	1,906	$18,527	$94,800	$481
2022	1,903	$29,464	$110,200	$504
2023	1,887	$32,381	$125,000	$538

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 175.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over19.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	1.4%
5 to 17	107	5.7%
18 to 24	139	7.4%
25 to 34	362	19.2%
35 to 44	206	10.9%
45 to 54	293	15.5%
55 to 64	205	10.9%
65 to 74	188	10.0%
75 and over	361	19.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26	1.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,861	98.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	419	25.9%
High school graduate	276	17.1%
Some college or associate's	610	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	228	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	82	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	508	80.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	40.1%
15 to 29 min	86	16.4%
30 to 44 min	77	14.7%
45 to 59 min	40	7.6%
60+ min	111	21.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 34.6% (653 of 1,887)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	77.0%
Nonfamily households	153	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	664	44.1%
Vacant	841	55.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	488	73.5%
Renter-occupied	176	26.5%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,125	74.8%
1-unit, attached	62	4.1%
2 to 4 units	127	8.4%
5 to 19 units	157	10.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7207969
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0341, -67.1714