Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 126,239
Median household income: $30,113
Median home value: $143,300

Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 126,239 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $30,113, its median household income sits above Puerto Rico's $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Caguas Municipio's population declined 2.1% from 128,937 to 126,239, while its median household income rose 19.8% from $25,136 to $30,113.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 13.4% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 98.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 126,239
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $30,113
Median home value: $143,300
Median gross rent: $632
Housing units: 58,929
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

128,937126,239

Median household income

$25,136$30,113

Median home value

$127,800$143,300

Median gross rent

$567$632

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	128,937	$25,136	$127,800	$567
2020	126,734	$25,823	$127,000	$569
2021	128,182	$27,062	$125,700	$575
2022	126,772	$29,279	$139,000	$626
2023	126,239	$30,113	$143,300	$632

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,029	3.2%
5 to 17	16,780	13.3%
18 to 24	11,500	9.1%
25 to 34	16,948	13.4%
35 to 44	15,662	12.4%
45 to 54	16,740	13.3%
55 to 64	16,741	13.3%
65 to 74	14,078	11.2%
75 and over	13,761	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,618	1.3%
Black or African American	241	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.0%
Some other race	428	0.3%
Two or more races	42	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	123,842	98.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,778	14.7%
High school graduate	25,550	27.2%
Some college or associate's	21,872	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	22,192	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,538	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,754	79.0%
Carpooled	4,324	9.3%
Public transit	225	0.5%
Walked	822	1.8%
Bicycle	118	0.3%
Worked from home	2,987	6.4%
Other means	1,294	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,635	19.8%
15 to 29 min	13,099	30.1%
30 to 44 min	11,229	25.8%
45 to 59 min	4,349	10.0%
60+ min	6,225	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 36.6% (46,022 of 125,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,940	65.2%
Nonfamily households	17,548	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,488	85.7%
Vacant	8,441	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,631	66.6%
Renter-occupied	16,857	33.4%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached13.2%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,616	65.5%
1-unit, attached	7,769	13.2%
2 to 4 units	5,338	9.1%
5 to 19 units	5,156	8.7%
20 or more units	1,980	3.4%
Mobile home & other	70	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 72025
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 59 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 18.2111, -66.0510