MayagÃ¼ez Municipio, Puerto Rico

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 71,824
Median household income: $17,963
Median home value: $107,900

MayagÃ¼ez Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 71,824 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $17,963, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, MayagÃ¼ez Municipio's population declined 4.5% from 75,232 to 71,824, while its median household income rose 26.2% from $14,236 to $17,963.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 99.1% of the population. 85.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,824
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $17,963
Median home value: $107,900
Median gross rent: $456
Housing units: 41,057
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 22.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,23271,824

Median household income

$14,236$17,963

Median home value

$96,700$107,900

Median gross rent

$418$456

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,232	$14,236	$96,700	$418
2020	73,336	$14,761	$97,100	$419
2021	74,146	$15,501	$96,800	$416
2022	72,721	$16,788	$105,000	$449
2023	71,824	$17,963	$107,900	$456

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2415.7%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,183	3.0%
5 to 17	9,096	12.7%
18 to 24	11,243	15.7%
25 to 34	8,250	11.5%
35 to 44	6,763	9.4%
45 to 54	7,181	10.0%
55 to 64	8,474	11.8%
65 to 74	8,720	12.1%
75 and over	9,914	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	477	0.7%
Black or African American	29	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.1%
Two or more races	19	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71,154	99.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,747	23.8%
High school graduate	14,506	29.4%
Some college or associate's	9,507	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,171	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,371	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,880	85.1%
Carpooled	1,128	5.7%
Public transit	194	1.0%
Walked	744	3.8%
Bicycle	57	0.3%
Worked from home	787	4.0%
Other means	49	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,782	30.3%
15 to 29 min	8,153	42.8%
30 to 44 min	3,243	17.0%
45 to 59 min	1,123	5.9%
60+ min	751	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 53.0% (37,469 of 70,676)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,572	56.4%
Nonfamily households	12,835	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,407	71.6%
Vacant	11,650	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,898	50.7%
Renter-occupied	14,509	49.3%

1-unit, detached57.5%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,597	57.5%
1-unit, attached	4,701	11.4%
2 to 4 units	2,983	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6,356	15.5%
20 or more units	3,408	8.3%
Mobile home & other	12	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 72097
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 78 sq mi
Water area: 196 sq mi
Center point: 18.0839, -67.8863

Cities & places

MayagÃ¼ez