Moca Municipio, Puerto Rico

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,402
Median household income: $21,415
Median home value: $116,400

Home to 37,402 residents, Moca Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $21,415, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Moca Municipio's population grew 3.4% from 36,161 to 37,402, while its median household income rose 42.4% from $15,037 to $21,415.

Households average 2.80 people. The median gross rent is $504.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,402
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $21,415
Median home value: $116,400
Median gross rent: $504
Housing units: 16,542
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 19.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,16137,402

Median household income

$15,037$21,415

Median home value

$93,800$116,400

Median gross rent

$422$504

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,161	$15,037	$93,800	$422
2020	35,547	$16,033	$89,900	$410
2021	37,532	$17,685	$92,900	$442
2022	37,363	$20,331	$101,000	$476
2023	37,402	$21,415	$116,400	$504

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,285	3.4%
5 to 17	5,247	14.0%
18 to 24	3,606	9.6%
25 to 34	4,967	13.3%
35 to 44	4,657	12.5%
45 to 54	4,876	13.0%
55 to 64	5,277	14.1%
65 to 74	4,325	11.6%
75 and over	3,162	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	121	0.3%
Black or African American	49	0.1%
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	40	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,192	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.4%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,477	27.4%
High school graduate	8,578	31.5%
Some college or associate's	4,453	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,061	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,695	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,373	85.2%
Carpooled	341	3.1%
Public transit	61	0.6%
Walked	403	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	693	6.3%
Other means	132	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,673	25.9%
15 to 29 min	3,902	37.8%
30 to 44 min	1,761	17.1%
45 to 59 min	922	8.9%
60+ min	1,052	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 46.0% (17,064 of 37,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,560	72.2%
Nonfamily households	3,690	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,250	80.1%
Vacant	3,292	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,514	64.3%
Renter-occupied	4,736	35.7%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached22.7%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,079	73.0%
1-unit, attached	3,760	22.7%
2 to 4 units	332	2.0%
5 to 19 units	321	1.9%
20 or more units	50	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 72099
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 50 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 18.3776, -67.0796