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Ciales Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Ciales Municipio is a small rural community of 16,874 with a highly constrained labor market — only 34.5% of residents participate in the labor force, unemployment stands at 14.8%, and median worker earnings are $16,838 against a poverty rate of 58.2%. The workforce skews older (median age 45.9) and has limited formal education, with 17.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Operating costs are exceptionally low, with median gross rent at $407/month and a median home value of $95,400, and the population has been essentially flat, declining just 0.2% over five years.

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

Population

16,874

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$22,586

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,895 (58.9%)
  • White Alone3,077 (18.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,606 (9.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,058 (6.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone901 (5.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone152 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15,680

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

236

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$9,927

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Retail Trade (Group)649
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)607
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services590
  4. 4.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance573
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)505

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations1,448
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations920
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations794
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations781
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations523

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.83×)362
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)689
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)342
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.38×)630
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)435

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$95,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$407/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $90,000 to $99,999533 (12.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999493 (11.8%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999427 (10.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999396 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999382 (9.1%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999361 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

70.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

34.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$16,838

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,754 (87.0%)
  • Carpooled288 (6.7%)
  • Worked At Home122 (2.8%)
  • Walked111 (2.6%)
  • Other25 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit15 (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.