MayagÃ¼ez

Population: 59,427
Median household income: $17,092
Median home value: $110,300

MayagÃ¼ez is a community in MayagÃ¼ez Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 59,427 residents. Its median household income of $17,092 runs below the MayagÃ¼ez Municipio figure of $17,963.

Between 2019 and 2023, MayagÃ¼ez's population declined 3.2% from 61,361 to 59,427, while its median home value rose 8.5% from $101,700 to $110,300.

The median resident is 41.2 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,427
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $17,092
Median home value: $110,300
Median gross rent: $456
Housing units: 34,074
Homeownership rate: 46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
Unemployment rate: 23.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

61,36159,427

Median household income

$13,161$17,092

Median home value

$101,700$110,300

Median gross rent

$414$456

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,361	$13,161	$101,700	$414
2020	59,857	$13,584	$102,300	$415
2021	61,774	$14,879	$101,200	$416
2022	60,062	$16,191	$109,800	$449
2023	59,427	$17,092	$110,300	$456

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,915	3.2%
5 to 17	7,423	12.5%
18 to 24	10,242	17.2%
25 to 34	7,003	11.8%
35 to 44	5,590	9.4%
45 to 54	5,663	9.5%
55 to 64	6,806	11.5%
65 to 74	6,890	11.6%
75 and over	7,895	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	431	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	51	0.1%
Two or more races	19	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58,809	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,944	22.4%
High school graduate	11,347	28.5%
Some college or associate's	8,081	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,757	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,718	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,580	83.0%
Carpooled	1,069	6.5%
Public transit	181	1.1%
Walked	731	4.5%
Bicycle	57	0.3%
Worked from home	685	4.2%
Other means	49	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,317	33.9%
15 to 29 min	6,728	42.9%
30 to 44 min	2,221	14.2%
45 to 59 min	779	5.0%
60+ min	622	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 54.3% (31,708 of 58,392)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,208	53.9%
Nonfamily households	11,285	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,493	71.9%
Vacant	9,581	28.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,374	46.4%
Renter-occupied	13,119	53.6%

1-unit, detached52.2%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units18.3%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,798	52.2%
1-unit, attached	3,795	11.1%
2 to 4 units	2,811	8.2%
5 to 19 units	6,250	18.3%
20 or more units	3,408	10.0%
Mobile home & other	12	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7252431
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 2.17 sq mi
Center point: 18.2012, -67.1418

Other places in MayagÃ¼ez Municipio

None.