Coamo Municipio, Puerto Rico

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,294
Median household income: $20,797
Median home value: $104,000

Coamo Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 34,294. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $20,797 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coamo Municipio's population declined 11.9% from 38,906 to 34,294, while its median household income rose 5.6% from $19,692 to $20,797.

22.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,294
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $20,797
Median home value: $104,000
Median gross rent: $521
Housing units: 16,061
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,90634,294

Median household income

$19,692$20,797

Median home value

$90,700$104,000

Median gross rent

$493$521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,906	$19,692	$90,700	$493
2020	38,603	$18,319	$91,600	$467
2021	35,268	$19,267	$93,800	$470
2022	34,557	$20,569	$100,000	$495
2023	34,294	$20,797	$104,000	$521

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,124	3.3%
5 to 17	4,743	13.8%
18 to 24	2,520	7.3%
25 to 34	4,007	11.7%
35 to 44	4,636	13.5%
45 to 54	5,006	14.6%
55 to 64	5,256	15.3%
65 to 74	4,277	12.5%
75 and over	2,725	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	66	0.2%
Black or African American	15	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,194	99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,683	18.1%
High school graduate	10,325	39.9%
Some college or associate's	5,011	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,563	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,325	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,510	89.3%
Carpooled	246	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	403	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	491	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,947	29.0%
15 to 29 min	2,989	29.4%
30 to 44 min	2,373	23.4%
45 to 59 min	1,097	10.8%
60+ min	753	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 52.0% (17,750 of 34,162)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,208	63.1%
Nonfamily households	4,798	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,006	81.0%
Vacant	3,055	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,845	75.7%
Renter-occupied	3,161	24.3%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached12.6%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,838	79.9%
1-unit, attached	2,021	12.6%
2 to 4 units	200	1.2%
5 to 19 units	662	4.1%
20 or more units	314	2.0%
Mobile home & other	26	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72043
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 78 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 18.1038, -66.3576