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Orocovis Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Orocovis Municipio is a small, predominantly local-born community of 21,351 with a largely domestic workforce and virtually no foreign-born population (0.9%). The labor market is constrained, with a 14.0% unemployment rate, a labor force participation rate of just 37.9%, and a median worker earnings figure of $17,979, reflecting limited workforce depth; only 18.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $94,700 and median gross rent of $480/month—though a 52.5% poverty rate and a slight population decline of 0.3% over five years point to persistent structural challenges.

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

Population

21,351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$20,302

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,488 (44.5%)
  • White Alone4,489 (21.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,704 (17.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,186 (10.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,442 (6.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish19,764

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

289

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$10,068

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,621
  2. 2.Construction (Group)928
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)765
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services659
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)529

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,718
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,343
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,214
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,151
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations834

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.99×)186
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.88×)761
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)803
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)158
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)1,593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$94,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$480/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999623 (12.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999605 (12.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999516 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999467 (9.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999458 (9.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999398 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

72.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

37.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$17,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

39.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,847 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled528 (8.7%)
  • Walked293 (4.8%)
  • Public Transit224 (3.7%)
  • Worked At Home180 (3.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

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.