Aguas Buenas

Population: 3,544
Median household income: $16,831
Median home value: $120,600

Aguas Buenas is a community in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 3,544 residents. At $16,831, its median household income sits below Aguas Buenas Municipio's $22,361.

Between 2019 and 2023, Aguas Buenas's population grew 2.8% from 3,446 to 3,544, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $90,000 to $120,600.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $424.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,544
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $16,831
Median home value: $120,600
Median gross rent: $424
Housing units: 1,896
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4463,544

Median household income

$18,296$16,831

Median home value

$90,000$120,600

Median gross rent

$453$424

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,446	$18,296	$90,000	$453
2020	3,219	$18,353	$115,100	$405
2021	3,275	$18,046	$117,100	$372
2022	3,242	$18,268	$131,300	$382
2023	3,544	$16,831	$120,600	$424

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5418.8%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	0.7%
5 to 17	304	8.6%
18 to 24	400	11.3%
25 to 34	371	10.5%
35 to 44	362	10.2%
45 to 54	668	18.8%
55 to 64	547	15.4%
65 to 74	318	9.0%
75 and over	548	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,544	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.1%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	819	29.1%
High school graduate	969	34.4%
Some college or associate's	516	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	437	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	73	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	890	78.8%
Carpooled	43	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	124	11.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	446	42.2%
15 to 29 min	304	28.8%
30 to 44 min	89	8.4%
45 to 59 min	209	19.8%
60+ min	9	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 50.8% (1,799 of 3,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	741	52.4%
Nonfamily households	674	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,415	74.6%
Vacant	481	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	706	49.9%
Renter-occupied	709	50.1%

1-unit, detached39.0%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units39.7%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	740	39.0%
1-unit, attached	274	14.5%
2 to 4 units	753	39.7%
5 to 19 units	129	6.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7200874
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.2582, -66.1064

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