Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 29,868
Median household income: $21,279
Median home value: $95,600

Home to 29,868 residents, Yabucoa Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $21,279 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Yabucoa Municipio's population declined 10.8% from 33,499 to 29,868, while its median household income rose 30.6% from $16,295 to $21,279.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $500.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,868
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $21,279
Median home value: $95,600
Median gross rent: $500
Housing units: 14,165
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,49929,868

Median household income

$16,295$21,279

Median home value

$87,200$95,600

Median gross rent

$454$500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,499	$16,295	$87,200	$454
2020	32,867	$16,828	$87,000	$454
2021	31,047	$17,267	$85,800	$479
2022	30,313	$19,972	$93,900	$498
2023	29,868	$21,279	$95,600	$500

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	910	3.0%
5 to 17	3,898	13.1%
18 to 24	2,626	8.8%
25 to 34	3,610	12.1%
35 to 44	3,256	10.9%
45 to 54	3,896	13.0%
55 to 64	4,450	14.9%
65 to 74	3,964	13.3%
75 and over	3,258	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119	0.4%
Black or African American	6	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	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)	29,732	99.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,722	25.5%
High school graduate	5,818	25.9%
Some college or associate's	6,775	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,266	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	853	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone91.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,442	91.8%
Carpooled	377	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	281	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,081	25.7%
15 to 29 min	2,372	29.3%
30 to 44 min	2,215	27.3%
45 to 59 min	528	6.5%
60+ min	904	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 49.7% (14,826 of 29,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,750	65.9%
Nonfamily households	4,010	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,760	83.0%
Vacant	2,405	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,322	70.8%
Renter-occupied	3,438	29.2%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,207	86.2%
1-unit, attached	1,384	9.8%
2 to 4 units	135	1.0%
5 to 19 units	329	2.3%
20 or more units	100	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 72151
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 55 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 18.0599, -65.8599