Isabela Municipio, Puerto Rico

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,878
Median household income: $20,484
Median home value: $121,800

Home to 42,878 residents, Isabela Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $20,484 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Isabela Municipio's population grew 2.8% from 41,707 to 42,878, while its median household income rose 23.8% from $16,540 to $20,484.

Households average 2.90 people. The median gross rent is $552.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,878
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $20,484
Median home value: $121,800
Median gross rent: $552
Housing units: 20,638
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,70742,878

Median household income

$16,540$20,484

Median home value

$102,200$121,800

Median gross rent

$456$552

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,707	$16,540	$102,200	$456
2020	41,084	$16,996	$105,000	$468
2021	42,985	$17,123	$112,100	$476
2022	42,817	$19,965	$121,400	$510
2023	42,878	$20,484	$121,800	$552

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,307	3.0%
5 to 17	5,578	13.0%
18 to 24	3,768	8.8%
25 to 34	5,668	13.2%
35 to 44	5,317	12.4%
45 to 54	5,929	13.8%
55 to 64	5,959	13.9%
65 to 74	4,927	11.5%
75 and over	4,425	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	360	0.8%
Black or African American	96	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	33	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	128	0.3%
Two or more races	252	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41,935	97.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.4%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,535	23.4%
High school graduate	9,721	30.2%
Some college or associate's	6,769	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,382	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,818	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,793	85.1%
Carpooled	846	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	449	3.5%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	498	3.9%
Other means	83	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,740	22.5%
15 to 29 min	5,543	45.5%
30 to 44 min	2,348	19.3%
45 to 59 min	775	6.4%
60+ min	777	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 46.7% (19,837 of 42,506)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,860	67.3%
Nonfamily households	4,780	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,640	70.9%
Vacant	5,998	29.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,274	63.3%
Renter-occupied	5,366	36.7%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,852	81.7%
1-unit, attached	2,628	12.7%
2 to 4 units	191	0.9%
5 to 19 units	744	3.6%
20 or more units	198	1.0%
Mobile home & other	25	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 72071
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 55 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 18.4840, -67.0140