Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 73,987
Median household income: $29,648
Median home value: $137,800

Toa Baja Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 73,987. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $29,648 is above the Puerto Rico median ($25,096).

Between 2019 and 2023, Toa Baja Municipio's population declined 4.9% from 77,810 to 73,987, while its median household income rose 18.1% from $25,105 to $29,648.

72.6% of workers drive to work alone. 66.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,987
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $29,648
Median home value: $137,800
Median gross rent: $708
Housing units: 35,263
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,81073,987

Median household income

$25,105$29,648

Median home value

$122,300$137,800

Median gross rent

$581$708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,810	$25,105	$122,300	$581
2020	76,008	$25,090	$119,500	$594
2021	76,248	$26,587	$120,400	$652
2022	74,854	$28,719	$133,500	$683
2023	73,987	$29,648	$137,800	$708

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,362	3.2%
5 to 17	9,991	13.5%
18 to 24	6,956	9.4%
25 to 34	10,126	13.7%
35 to 44	9,468	12.8%
45 to 54	9,344	12.6%
55 to 64	9,714	13.1%
65 to 74	8,257	11.2%
75 and over	7,769	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	383	0.5%
Black or African American	63	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.1%
Two or more races	24	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73,438	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,688	15.9%
High school graduate	14,551	26.6%
Some college or associate's	16,313	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	11,324	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,802	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,047	72.6%
Carpooled	3,072	10.6%
Public transit	242	0.8%
Walked	362	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,433	8.4%
Other means	1,834	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,187	12.0%
15 to 29 min	9,034	34.0%
30 to 44 min	8,104	30.5%
45 to 59 min	3,208	12.1%
60+ min	3,024	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 33.8% (24,898 of 73,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,635	64.3%
Nonfamily households	10,353	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,988	82.2%
Vacant	6,275	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,573	71.0%
Renter-occupied	8,415	29.0%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,269	66.0%
1-unit, attached	3,078	8.7%
2 to 4 units	6,401	18.2%
5 to 19 units	1,532	4.3%
20 or more units	812	2.3%
Mobile home & other	171	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 72137
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 18.4569, -66.1932