Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Morovis Municipio, PR Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • N/A
    Health Not enough data
  • F
    Income Well below average
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 82% of counties in Puerto Rico

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Morovis Municipio
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Morovis Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Population 28,397 3,229,809 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 728.8 605.9 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.50% -1.09% 0.59%
Median age 40.3 43.6 37.3
Households 10,903 1,288,628 130,235,071

Population in Morovis Municipio declined by 13.0% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 28,397 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Morovis Municipio is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 23.4% of residents. That is 2.1 points above Puerto Rico as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Puerto Rico, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 50.3% of the people living in Morovis Municipio and men 49.7%.

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Economy

Morovis Municipio has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric Morovis Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $25,003 $26,331 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.39% 3.76% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 10.5% 10.7% 5.2%

The median household income in Morovis Municipio is about 5% lower than in Puerto Rico.

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Housing

Metric Morovis Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $151,492 $138,158 $248,835
Median rent $618 $578 $1,407
Homeownership rate 73.5% 67.9% 65.2%

The median home price in Morovis Municipio is about 20.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $618 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Morovis Municipio spend about 61 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 256 hours, about 10.7 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Morovis Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 30.7 23.5 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 61.5 46.9 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 256 196 187
Estimated yearly cost $7,940 $6,063 $5,790
Work from home 3.0% 6.1% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) — — 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) — — 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Puerto Rico: Culebra Municipio (12.7 min), Jayuya Municipio (15.2 min), Vieques Municipio (16.0 min).
Slowest: Naranjito Municipio (38.3 min), Toa Alta Municipio (33.8 min), Río Grande Municipio (33.4 min).

The average commute time in Morovis Municipio is 31 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in Puerto Rico.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Morovis Municipio has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric Morovis Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 17.7% 26.2% 31.6%
Average household size 2.60 2.47 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Puerto Rico: Guaynabo Municipio (0.4), San Juan Municipio (0.3), Trujillo Alto Municipio (0.3).
Lowest: Maricao Municipio (0.1), Las Marías Municipio (0.1), Culebra Municipio (0.2).

Health

Metric Morovis Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) — — 78.3
Self-rated poor health — — 16.3%
Smokers — — 19.0%

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Morovis Municipio, PR Compared With Nearby Counties

Morovis Municipio, PR is the 4th largest of the 5 counties compared here, 28,397 residents against a local median of 34,683. Morovis Municipio, PR's median home price, at $151,492, runs 23% above the $123,358 typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread $131,465 on median home price, so Morovis Municipio, PR sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Morovis Municipio, PR has the highest median home price of the 5 areas compared here.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Morovis Municipio, PR 28,397 $25,003 #2/5 $151,492 #1/5 30.7 min #3/5
Corozal Municipio, PR 34,444 $23,885 $133,407 31.8 min
Orocovis Municipio, PR 21,309 $20,260 $151,293 30.4 min
Vega Baja Municipio, PR 53,890 $24,335 $113,309 27.0 min
Vega Alta Municipio, PR 34,921 $25,710 $19,829 31.3 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico.

How many people live in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico?

About 28,397 people live in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico, in 10,903 households of 2.6 people on average. The median age is 40.3, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.

Is Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico has 729 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 8.4 times the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico?

The median home costs 6.1 times the median household income ($151,492 against $25,003), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $618 a month takes about 30% of the median household's income, right at the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Unemployment in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico is 10.5%, well above the U.S. rate of 5.2%, so job seekers may face more competition than elsewhere.

How educated are people in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico?

17.7% of adults in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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