Demographics of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico

Comerío Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 18,445 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −423 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Comerío Municipio, in four figures

18,445
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −423 people.; 42.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $17,134 ±$1,751
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,868	100.0	100.0
2021	18,834	99.8	100.2
2022	18,581	98.5	100.7
2023	18,536	98.2	101.6
2024	18,529	98.2	102.5
2025	18,445	97.8	103.1

Population of Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,868	—
2021	18,834	−34
2022	18,581	−253
2023	18,536	−45
2024	18,529	−7
2025	18,445	−84

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.6: for men 40.9 ±2.6 and for women 45.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Comerío Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	555 ±157	3.0% ±0.8	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,602 ±314	13.9% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,626 ±322	8.7% ±1.7	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,338 ±409	28.5% ±2.2	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,563 ±417	24.4% ±2.2	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,027 ±422	21.5% ±2.3	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $17,134 ±$1,751, and income per person $11,382 ±$956, in 2024 dollars. The median is $26,297 ±$261 in Puerto Rico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Comerío Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	3,761 ±462	61.5% ±6.6	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,410 ±270	23.1% ±4.2	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	603 ±201	9.9% ±3.2	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	92 to 292	1.5% to 4.8%	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	50 to 244	0.8% to 4.0%	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 24	0% to 0.4%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 24	0% to 0.4%	1.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Comerío Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	9,860 ±938	52.8% ±5.0	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,358 ±330	74.7% ±3.3	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,084 ±674	50.4% ±4.6	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,418 ±346	44.5% ±4.4	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Comerío Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Comerío Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	8,056 ±310	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.9% ±3.4	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.1% ±3.4	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.5% ±4.0	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.5% ±4.3	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,400 ±$6,408	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$512 ±$78	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Comerío Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,711 ±24	100.0% ±0.1	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

The Bureau counts a person born in Puerto Rico as born outside the United States, in Puerto Rico, and the table says so. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Comerío Municipio by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in one of the 50 states or DC	445 ±204	2.4% ±1.1	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	18,211 ±200	97.3% ±1.1	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 125	0% to 0.7%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 125	0% to 0.7%	1.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Comerío Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

61st of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Comerío Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Loíza Municipio	21,542	−8.7%
Orocovis Municipio	21,329	−0.5%
Villalba Municipio	21,133	−4.2%
Santa Isabel Municipio	19,547	−3.6%
Peñuelas Municipio	19,325	−5.0%
Comerío Municipio	18,445	−2.2%
Adjuntas Municipio	17,994	−0.1%
Luquillo Municipio	17,190	−3.2%
Ciales Municipio	16,652	−1.9%
Guayanilla Municipio	16,489	−7.0%
Rincón Municipio	15,582	+2.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026