Cacao

Population: 1,140
Median household income: $28,313
Median home value: $85,500

Cacao is a community in Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 1,140 residents. The median household income of $28,313 is above the Quebradillas Municipio median ($23,624).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cacao's population declined 23.6% from 1,492 to 1,140, while its median home value fell 13.6% from $99,000 to $85,500.

The median gross rent is $666. 9.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,140
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $28,313
Median home value: $85,500
Median gross rent: $666
Housing units: 413
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4921,140

Median household income

$17,931$28,313

Median home value

$99,000$85,500

Median gross rent

$445$666

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,492	$17,931	$99,000	$445
2020	1,581	$18,059	$97,200	$509
2021	1,253	$23,618	$104,000	$509
2022	1,148	$27,944	$107,300	$554
2023	1,140	$28,313	$85,500	$666

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2421.7%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	139	12.2%
18 to 24	247	21.7%
25 to 34	110	9.6%
35 to 44	82	7.2%
45 to 54	213	18.7%
55 to 64	111	9.7%
65 to 74	137	12.0%
75 and over	101	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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)	1,140	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	185	24.5%
High school graduate	278	36.9%
Some college or associate's	219	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	72	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	374	85.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	14.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	12.3%
15 to 29 min	277	74.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	30	8.0%
60+ min	21	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 52.8% (602 of 1,140)

	Count	Share
Family households	315	85.8%
Nonfamily households	52	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	367	88.9%
Vacant	46	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	235	64.0%
Renter-occupied	132	36.0%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached36.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	262	63.4%
1-unit, attached	151	36.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7210048
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.4520, -66.9563