Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,509
Median household income: $21,918
Median home value: $98,800

Yauco Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 33,509. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $21,918 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Yauco Municipio's population declined 5.4% from 35,428 to 33,509, while its median household income rose 48.7% from $14,743 to $21,918.

The median resident is 46.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 14.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,509
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $21,918
Median home value: $98,800
Median gross rent: $521
Housing units: 17,199
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,42833,509

Median household income

$14,743$21,918

Median home value

$91,100$98,800

Median gross rent

$365$521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,428	$14,743	$91,100	$365
2020	34,501	$14,813	$91,700	$406
2021	34,704	$16,444	$90,800	$429
2022	33,988	$19,827	$98,200	$495
2023	33,509	$21,918	$98,800	$521

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,046	3.1%
5 to 17	4,428	13.2%
18 to 24	2,685	8.0%
25 to 34	3,874	11.6%
35 to 44	3,844	11.5%
45 to 54	4,359	13.0%
55 to 64	4,952	14.8%
65 to 74	4,527	13.5%
75 and over	3,794	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	129	0.4%
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	78	0.2%
Two or more races	59	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33,243	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,193	20.5%
High school graduate	8,609	34.0%
Some college or associate's	4,674	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,117	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,757	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone90.8%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,147	90.8%
Carpooled	279	2.8%
Public transit	26	0.3%
Walked	160	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	374	3.7%
Other means	89	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,855	39.7%
15 to 29 min	3,459	35.7%
30 to 44 min	1,552	16.0%
45 to 59 min	466	4.8%
60+ min	369	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 44.6% (14,855 of 33,339)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,892	62.8%
Nonfamily households	4,673	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,565	73.1%
Vacant	4,634	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,314	74.1%
Renter-occupied	3,251	25.9%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached12.6%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,817	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2,161	12.6%
2 to 4 units	437	2.5%
5 to 19 units	664	3.9%
20 or more units	105	0.6%
Mobile home & other	15	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 72153
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 68 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 18.0857, -66.8579