Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,888
Median household income: $22,361
Median home value: $135,200

Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 23,888 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $22,361, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Aguas Buenas Municipio's population declined 7.2% from 25,748 to 23,888, while its median household income rose 16.0% from $19,279 to $22,361.

43.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.70 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,888
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $22,361
Median home value: $135,200
Median gross rent: $457
Housing units: 10,641
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,74823,888

Median household income

$19,279$22,361

Median home value

$116,200$135,200

Median gross rent

$449$457

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,748	$19,279	$116,200	$449
2020	25,298	$20,190	$121,400	$450
2021	24,567	$21,844	$123,200	$405
2022	24,136	$23,160	$133,300	$436
2023	23,888	$22,361	$135,200	$457

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	729	3.1%
5 to 17	3,223	13.5%
18 to 24	2,223	9.3%
25 to 34	3,082	12.9%
35 to 44	2,949	12.3%
45 to 54	3,047	12.8%
55 to 64	3,310	13.9%
65 to 74	2,793	11.7%
75 and over	2,532	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14	0.1%
Black or African American	26	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	59	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,789	99.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,289	24.2%
High school graduate	5,777	32.6%
Some college or associate's	4,028	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,925	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	694	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,330	87.3%
Carpooled	495	5.9%
Public transit	44	0.5%
Walked	165	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	284	3.4%
Other means	77	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,493	18.4%
15 to 29 min	2,610	32.2%
30 to 44 min	1,944	24.0%
45 to 59 min	949	11.7%
60+ min	1,115	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 43.6% (10,388 of 23,810)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,171	70.1%
Nonfamily households	2,633	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,804	82.7%
Vacant	1,837	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,806	65.9%
Renter-occupied	2,998	34.1%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units26.5%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,141	67.1%
1-unit, attached	388	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2,820	26.5%
5 to 19 units	271	2.5%
20 or more units	21	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 72007
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 18.2565, -66.1285