El Negro

Population: 1,259
Median household income: $26,354
Median home value: $100,300

Located in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico, El Negro is a community with a population of 1,259. Its median household income of $26,354 runs above the Yabucoa Municipio figure of $21,279.

From 2019 to 2023, El Negro's population declined 21.9% from 1,613 to 1,259, while its median home value rose 29.1% from $77,700 to $100,300.

54.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.83 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,259
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $26,354
Median home value: $100,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 489
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 21.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6131,259

Median household income

$15,227$26,354

Median home value

$77,700$100,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,613	—	$77,700
2020	1,540	$15,227	$104,100
2021	1,533	$18,500	$87,600
2022	1,262	$24,219	$94,500
2023	1,259	$26,354	$100,300

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over21.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	7.1%
5 to 17	145	11.5%
18 to 24	187	14.9%
25 to 34	89	7.1%
35 to 44	153	12.2%
45 to 54	116	9.2%
55 to 64	106	8.4%
65 to 74	104	8.3%
75 and over	269	21.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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)	1,259	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.0%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	318	38.0%
High school graduate	174	20.8%
Some college or associate's	182	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	143	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	270	81.6%
Carpooled	27	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	10.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	38.7%
15 to 29 min	138	41.7%
30 to 44 min	19	5.7%
45 to 59 min	18	5.4%
60+ min	28	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 54.4% (685 of 1,259)

	Count	Share
Family households	315	70.8%
Nonfamily households	130	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	445	91.0%
Vacant	44	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	282	63.4%
Renter-occupied	163	36.6%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached31.7%

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	334	68.3%
1-unit, attached	155	31.7%
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: 7225685
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0369, -65.8494