📊 Socioeconomic profile
💶 CasasValue · median home€113,000
Price per m² (median)€1,000/m²
Half of the homes between €80,000 and €178,000
CasasValue (CASAS.ES) of 16,774 buildings · not an official valuation
💼 27% unemployment (census)
Average net household income€29,940
Highest: Ronda€32,780
Lowest: Genalguacil€20,490
Average net income · Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE), by census tract
🔑 Tenure
81% owned8% rented
🏖 2nd home / seasonal36% · many 2nd homes
Tenure and non-primary homes · 2021 Census (INE)
🧬 Distinguishing features
Compared with the other comarcas in its province and in Spain. Its key data is elsewhere on this page.
According to the 2021 census, 27% of the labour force of the Serranía de Ronda comarca was unemployed. No other comarca in its province had as much unemployment. The rate in its 5 largest municipalities: Ronda (25%), Arriate (26%), Cortes de la Frontera (34%), El Burgo (31%) and Gaucín (24%). Unemployment was highest in Benaoján (39%) and lowest in Igualeja (18%). Benaoján was followed by Genalguacil and Cortes de la Frontera.
In one year it has gained 103 inhabitants, up 0.2%. It comes last for growth among the comarcas in its province. In its 5 most populous municipalities, the register changes like this: Ronda (+0.7%), Arriate (−0.6%), Cortes de la Frontera (+1.6%), El Burgo (+0.2%) and Gaucín (+1.8%). In 10 municipalities there are more residents than a year ago; in 15, fewer. Among places over 500 inhabitants, growth is led by Gaucín, Cortes de la Frontera and Jubrique. On the same basis, the biggest losers are Igualeja, Algatocín and Montejaque.
Solar radiation ranges from 2.3 kWh/m² a day in December to 8.1 in July. Of the 6 comarcas in its province, it is the least sunny. The 5 largest receive on average over the year, in kWh/m² a day: Ronda (5.1), Arriate (5.1), Cortes de la Frontera (5.1), El Burgo (5.0) and Gaucín (5.1).
Sources: Municipal register (INE) · Household Income Atlas (INE) · PVGIS (sunshine) · Ministry of the Interior (crime). Data as of 2026-10-17.