Jauca

Population: 1,388
Median household income: $18,807
Median home value: $85,800

Jauca, a community in Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,388 residents. At $18,807, its median household income sits below Santa Isabel Municipio's $23,197.

From 2019 to 2023, Jauca's population declined 18.1% from 1,694 to 1,388, while its median home value rose 6.1% from $80,900 to $85,800.

22.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,388
Median age: 55.5 yrs
Median household income: $18,807
Median home value: $85,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 872
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6941,388

Median household income

$18,067$18,807

Median home value

$80,900$85,800

Median gross rent

$482$415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,694	$18,067	$80,900	$482
2020	2,103	$17,861	$74,400	—
2021	2,064	$18,980	$73,900	$415
2022	1,822	$21,043	$81,700	—
2023	1,388	$18,807	$85,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 172.2%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6421.5%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	3.0%
5 to 17	30	2.2%
18 to 24	133	9.6%
25 to 34	135	9.7%
35 to 44	161	11.6%
45 to 54	174	12.5%
55 to 64	298	21.5%
65 to 74	241	17.4%
75 and over	175	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	15	1.1%
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)	1,373	98.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate44.4%

Some college or associate's11.1%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	263	22.2%
High school graduate	526	44.4%
Some college or associate's	132	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	200	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	63	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle5.4%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	415	75.2%
Carpooled	86	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.0%
Bicycle	30	5.4%
Worked from home	10	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	46.5%
15 to 29 min	102	18.8%
30 to 44 min	170	31.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	18	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 43.8% (606 of 1,383)

	Count	Share
Family households	357	61.7%
Nonfamily households	222	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	579	66.4%
Vacant	293	33.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	473	81.7%
Renter-occupied	106	18.3%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	828	95.0%
1-unit, attached	44	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7238241
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 17.9626, -66.3670