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Cayey Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Cayey Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cayey Municipio is a small Puerto Rican municipality of 41,231 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 43.2% and an unemployment rate of 5.9%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce. About 29.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $22,294, and operating costs are low, with median gross rent at $533/month and a median home value of $141,600. The population has contracted 7.4% over five years, the poverty rate is 37.9%, and the median age of 45.6 years points to an aging residential base with limited near-term labor force growth.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

41,231

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$30,129

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.4% since 2018

Cayey Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone14,080 (34.4%)
  • White Alone12,995 (31.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,249 (12.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,513 (11.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,686 (9.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone394 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish38,784

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,298

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$18,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

37.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,815
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,248
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,519
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,465
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,205

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,036
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,995
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,725
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,726
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,560

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.48×)493
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.44×)2,263
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)923
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.29×)882
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)3,783

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$533/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,629 (15.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,507 (14.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,502 (14.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,162 (10.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999952 (8.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999868 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$22,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,983 (93.3%)
  • Carpooled353 (2.4%)
  • Walked270 (1.8%)
  • Other256 (1.7%)
  • Worked At Home51 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit37 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.