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Caguas Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Caguas Municipio is a mid-sized Puerto Rican municipality of 126,239 residents with a median household income of $31,379 and median worker earnings of $22,435, reflecting a low-cost labor market where median gross rent stands at just $632 per month and median home values at $143,300. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 44.5, and labor force participation is relatively low at 49.3%, alongside a 9.1% unemployment rate and a poverty rate of 36.6%, though 34.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The municipality has seen a population decline of 3.9% over five years, and the foreign-born share of just 2.5% underscores its predominantly local demographic base.

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

Population

124,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$31,379

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone43,948 (35.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race34,231 (27.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone33,252 (26.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,200 (8.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,161 (2.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone395 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish114,444
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)71
  3. 3.Other Indo-European55

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

2,631

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$20,696

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,516
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)6,383
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,956
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,735
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)4,003

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations18,868
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,962
  3. 3.Service Occupations9,480
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,560
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,796

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.75×)1,957
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.51×)3,469
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)6,495
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.06×)4,494
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.03×)6,191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$632/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,9995,343 (15.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9995,312 (15.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9995,277 (15.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,763 (8.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,748 (8.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9992,474 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$22,435

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone37,854 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled4,421 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home3,250 (6.8%)
  • Other1,263 (2.6%)
  • Walked636 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit143 (0.3%)

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.