Demographics of Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico

Rincón Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 15,582 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +397 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.

Rincón Municipio, in four figures

15,582
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +397 people.; 50.1 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $24,447 ±$2,432
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.

Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rincón 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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Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rincón 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	15,185	100.0	100.0
2021	15,299	100.8	100.2
2022	15,243	100.4	100.7
2023	15,339	101.0	101.6
2024	15,518	102.2	102.5
2025	15,582	102.6	103.1

Population of Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,185	—
2021	15,299	+114
2022	15,243	−56
2023	15,339	+96
2024	15,518	+179
2025	15,582	+64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.1 ±0.1: for men 50.2 ±0.4 and for women 49.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rincón Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	387 ±110	2.5% ±0.7	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,728 ±209	11.2% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,110 ±219	7.2% ±1.4	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,364 ±257	21.9% ±1.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,492 ±321	29.2% ±2.1	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,297 ±413	27.9% ±2.7	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $24,447 ±$2,432, and income per person $15,582 ±$1,332, 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 Rincón Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	2,998 ±371	51.3% ±5.5	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,597 ±304	27.3% ±4.9	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	532 ±175	9.1% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	309 ±133	5.3% ±2.2	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	310 ±135	5.3% ±2.3	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6 to 98	0.1% to 1.7%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1 to 101	< 0.1% to 1.7%	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 Rincón Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	7,073 ±683	46.1% ±4.5	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,281 ±267	60.6% ±6.4	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,434 ±463	43.0% ±4.6	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,358 ±365	45.0% ±5.0	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rincón Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rincón Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	9,379 ±335	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	62.4% ±3.3	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	37.6% ±3.5	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.1% ±4.3	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.9% ±4.0	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,700 ±$13,486	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$604 ±$69	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±1	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 Rincón Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,665 ±243	95.4% ±1.6	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	592 ±214	3.8% ±1.4	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	26 to 216	0.2% to 1.4%	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 Rincón 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	1,660 ±353	10.8% ±2.3	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	13,591 ±368	88.4% ±2.4	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	42 to 212	0.3% to 1.4%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 141	0.1% to 0.9%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6 to 98	< 0.1% to 0.6%	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%.

Rincón Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

66th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Rincón Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Hormigueros Municipio	15,222	−2.5%
Patillas Municipio	15,077	−5.4%
Arroyo Municipio	14,744	−6.8%
Jayuya Municipio	14,423	−2.3%
Guánica Municipio	11,840	−13.6%

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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