Pole Ojea

Population: 1,579
Median household income: $20,486
Median home value: $74,100

Pole Ojea, a community in Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,579 residents. Its median household income of $20,486 runs below the Cabo Rojo Municipio figure of $25,720.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pole Ojea's population declined 4.1% from 1,646 to 1,579, while its median home value rose 3.6% from $71,500 to $74,100.

7.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,579
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $20,486
Median home value: $74,100
Median gross rent: $589
Housing units: 939
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6461,579

Median household income

$12,704$20,486

Median home value

$71,500$74,100

Median gross rent

$540$589

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,646	$12,704	$71,500	—
2020	1,709	$14,938	$71,200	—
2021	1,901	$15,824	$69,800	—
2022	1,658	$13,841	$72,000	$540
2023	1,579	$20,486	$74,100	$589

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over17.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	4.7%
5 to 17	198	12.5%
18 to 24	137	8.7%
25 to 34	250	15.8%
35 to 44	106	6.7%
45 to 54	165	10.4%
55 to 64	183	11.6%
65 to 74	191	12.1%
75 and over	274	17.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23	1.5%
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)	1,556	98.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.6%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	381	32.6%
High school graduate	486	41.6%
Some college or associate's	219	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	63	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone91.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	399	91.9%
Carpooled	35	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	18.2%
15 to 29 min	150	34.6%
30 to 44 min	124	28.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	81	18.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 73.7% (1,164 of 1,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	332	60.7%
Nonfamily households	215	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	58.3%
Vacant	392	41.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	427	78.1%
Renter-occupied	120	21.9%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	815	86.8%
1-unit, attached	23	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	88	9.4%
20 or more units	13	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7263697
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 17.9724, -67.1820