Yabucoa

Population: 5,740
Median household income: $17,511
Median home value: $99,400

Located in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico, Yabucoa is a community with a population of 5,740. At $17,511, its median household income sits below Yabucoa Municipio's $21,279.

From 2019 to 2023, Yabucoa's population declined 18.8% from 7,070 to 5,740, while its median home value rose 7.9% from $92,100 to $99,400.

The median resident is 43.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,740
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $17,511
Median home value: $99,400
Median gross rent: $473
Housing units: 3,046
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0705,740

Median household income

$15,892$17,511

Median home value

$92,100$99,400

Median gross rent

$470$473

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,070	$15,892	$92,100	$470
2020	6,854	$15,988	$89,300	$485
2021	6,466	$15,395	$88,900	$484
2022	6,082	$16,423	$95,100	$512
2023	5,740	$17,511	$99,400	$473

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	220	3.8%
5 to 17	914	15.9%
18 to 24	369	6.4%
25 to 34	845	14.7%
35 to 44	623	10.9%
45 to 54	649	11.3%
55 to 64	811	14.1%
65 to 74	713	12.4%
75 and over	596	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.2%
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)	5,723	99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	862	20.3%
High school graduate	1,152	27.2%
Some college or associate's	1,333	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	656	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	234	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone92.5%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,433	92.5%
Carpooled	26	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	91	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	530	34.2%
15 to 29 min	373	24.1%
30 to 44 min	401	25.9%
45 to 59 min	50	3.2%
60+ min	196	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 56.7% (3,252 of 5,734)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,392	56.2%
Nonfamily households	1,083	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,475	81.3%
Vacant	571	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,511	61.1%
Renter-occupied	964	38.9%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached14.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,242	73.6%
1-unit, attached	440	14.4%
2 to 4 units	25	0.8%
5 to 19 units	229	7.5%
20 or more units	100	3.3%
Mobile home & other	10	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7287863
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0463, -65.8830