Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,816
Median household income: $33,388
Median home value: $157,800

Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 35,816 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $33,388 is above the Puerto Rico median ($25,096).

From 2019 to 2023, Dorado Municipio's population declined 2.7% from 36,803 to 35,816, while its median household income rose 8.6% from $30,732 to $33,388.

Owners occupy 79.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,816
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $33,388
Median home value: $157,800
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 15,894
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,80335,816

Median household income

$30,732$33,388

Median home value

$135,500$157,800

Median gross rent

$653$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,803	$30,732	$135,500	$653
2020	36,475	$29,852	$133,600	$577
2021	36,030	$29,744	$131,700	$574
2022	35,786	$31,485	$150,400	$664
2023	35,816	$33,388	$157,800	$692

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,237	3.5%
5 to 17	5,342	14.9%
18 to 24	3,376	9.4%
25 to 34	4,363	12.2%
35 to 44	4,730	13.2%
45 to 54	5,452	15.2%
55 to 64	4,447	12.4%
65 to 74	3,728	10.4%
75 and over	3,141	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	934	2.6%
Black or African American	72	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	28	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,782	97.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,799	14.7%
High school graduate	6,712	26.0%
Some college or associate's	5,964	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,622	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,764	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,993	78.5%
Carpooled	1,003	7.9%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	218	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,483	11.6%
Other means	29	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,209	10.7%
15 to 29 min	3,250	28.9%
30 to 44 min	3,823	34.0%
45 to 59 min	1,109	9.9%
60+ min	1,862	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 29.2% (10,439 of 35,730)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,115	67.2%
Nonfamily households	3,959	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,074	76.0%
Vacant	3,820	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,572	79.3%
Renter-occupied	2,502	20.7%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached20.1%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,698	73.6%
1-unit, attached	3,192	20.1%
2 to 4 units	528	3.3%
5 to 19 units	445	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72051
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 18.4744, -66.2620