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Moca Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Moca Municipio is a small Puerto Rican municipality of 37,402 residents with a median age of 43.4 years, where labor force participation stands at just 45.6% and unemployment reaches 19.2%, reflecting a constrained labor market with median worker earnings of $21,211. About 24.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and housing costs are low, with a median home value of $116,400 and median gross rent of $504 per month. The poverty rate is 46.0%, per capita income is $14,506, and the population has grown modestly by 1.4% over five years.

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

Population

37,402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$23,586

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.4% since 2018

Moca Municipio added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,742 (76.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,937 (10.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,175 (8.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,185 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races269 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone116 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish35,112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

675

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$14,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

46.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,355
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,669
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,435
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,290
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations3,555
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,319
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,703
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,352
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,310

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.37×)1,317
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.78×)333
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.56×)344
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.49×)822
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,525

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$504/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,538 (17.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,446 (16.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999977 (11.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999795 (9.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999568 (6.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999567 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

72.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$21,211

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,873 (85.3%)
  • Worked At Home921 (8.0%)
  • Carpooled316 (2.7%)
  • Walked297 (2.6%)
  • Other140 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit32 (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.