Coamo

Population: 9,504
Median household income: $15,959
Median home value: $92,600

Coamo, a community in Coamo Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 9,504 residents. Its median household income of $15,959 runs below the Coamo Municipio figure of $20,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Coamo's population declined 13.7% from 11,012 to 9,504, while its median home value was little changed from $92,100 to $92,600.

The typical home was built around 1976. 56.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,504
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $15,959
Median home value: $92,600
Median gross rent: $447
Housing units: 4,845
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,0129,504

Median household income

$16,095$15,959

Median home value

$92,100$92,600

Median gross rent

$481$447

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,012	$16,095	$92,100	$481
2020	11,100	$14,190	$92,200	$457
2021	10,508	$14,409	$90,600	$435
2022	9,806	$15,128	$93,600	$429
2023	9,504	$15,959	$92,600	$447

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	395	4.2%
5 to 17	973	10.2%
18 to 24	673	7.1%
25 to 34	1,037	10.9%
35 to 44	961	10.1%
45 to 54	1,862	19.6%
55 to 64	1,382	14.5%
65 to 74	1,247	13.1%
75 and over	974	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5	0.1%
Black or African American	15	0.2%
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)	9,484	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's17.5%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,307	17.5%
High school graduate	3,320	44.5%
Some college or associate's	1,303	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,287	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	246	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,245	81.5%
Carpooled	20	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	287	10.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	203	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,065	41.7%
15 to 29 min	475	18.6%
30 to 44 min	464	18.2%
45 to 59 min	358	14.0%
60+ min	190	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 56.7% (5,388 of 9,498)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,168	53.4%
Nonfamily households	1,891	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,059	83.8%
Vacant	786	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,487	61.3%
Renter-occupied	1,572	38.7%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached14.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,457	71.4%
1-unit, attached	687	14.2%
2 to 4 units	145	3.0%
5 to 19 units	451	9.3%
20 or more units	79	1.6%
Mobile home & other	26	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7218719
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0783, -66.3632