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Morovis Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Morovis Municipio is a small Puerto Rican municipality of 28,534 residents with a largely domestic-born workforce (0.4% foreign-born) and modest educational attainment—20.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school completion rate of 76.9%. Labor market participation is low at 44.6%, unemployment stands at 13.1%, and median worker earnings reach only $19,930, reflecting a median household income of $25,003 and a poverty rate of 48.7%. Housing costs are among the lowest available, with a median home value of $113,800 and median gross rent of $572 per month, though the population has contracted 8.9% over the past five years and the median age is 43.1 years.

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

Population

28,534

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$25,003

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,819 (52.2%)
  • White Alone5,326 (18.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,668 (16.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,301 (8.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,269 (4.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone14 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish26,427

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

326

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,646

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

48.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,373
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,409
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,382
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,184
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)953

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,083
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,277
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,936
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,558
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,296

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.76×)777
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.56×)1,006
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)1,358
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.39×)299
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,204

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$572/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,867 (23.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,513 (18.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,181 (14.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999594 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999578 (7.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999495 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

76.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$19,930

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,822 (88.9%)
  • Carpooled449 (4.5%)
  • Worked At Home294 (3.0%)
  • Walked257 (2.6%)
  • Taxi70 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (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.