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Dorado Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Dorado Municipio is a small Puerto Rico county of 35,816 residents with a median household income of $36,391 and per capita income of $22,517, reflecting a relatively affordable cost base alongside a 29.2% poverty rate and 11.4% unemployment. The workforce is modestly sized, with labor force participation at 48.0%, though 36.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher—above many comparable Puerto Rico municipalities. The population has contracted 3.7% over five years, while median gross rent of $692/month and a median home value of $157,800 point to low occupancy costs, and a 79.3% homeownership rate suggests a predominantly settled, owner-occupied residential base.

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

Population

35,816

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$36,391

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race18,723 (52.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7,756 (21.7%)
  • White Alone6,077 (17.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,605 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,551 (4.3%)
  • Asian Alone64 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish32,455
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)47
  3. 3.Other Indo-European21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

698

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$22,517

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,558
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,069
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,562
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,413
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (Group)947

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,563
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,253
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,977
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,274
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,159

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 3.58×)1,051
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.41×)846
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.22×)1,913
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.09×)259
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)1,478

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$157,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$692/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,273 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,239 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999981 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999782 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999718 (7.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999653 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$27,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,450 (78.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,769 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled819 (6.2%)
  • Walked139 (1.0%)
  • Other94 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.