Yauco

Population: 14,903
Median household income: $22,777
Median home value: $109,700

Located in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico, Yauco is a community with a population of 14,903. Its median household income of $22,777 runs in line with the Yauco Municipio figure of $21,918.

From 2019 to 2023, Yauco's population declined 10.1% from 16,585 to 14,903, while its median home value rose 11.0% from $98,800 to $109,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.0% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 99.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,903
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $22,777
Median home value: $109,700
Median gross rent: $522
Housing units: 7,705
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,58514,903

Median household income

$19,924$22,777

Median home value

$98,800$109,700

Median gross rent

$401$522

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,585	$19,924	$98,800	$401
2020	15,485	$18,722	$98,100	$411
2021	15,404	$19,469	$97,000	$432
2022	15,165	$21,461	$109,300	$502
2023	14,903	$22,777	$109,700	$522

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	628	4.2%
5 to 17	2,086	14.0%
18 to 24	1,094	7.3%
25 to 34	2,039	13.7%
35 to 44	1,813	12.2%
45 to 54	1,952	13.1%
55 to 64	1,911	12.8%
65 to 74	2,014	13.5%
75 and over	1,366	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54	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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,849	99.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,827	16.5%
High school graduate	3,789	34.2%
Some college or associate's	2,218	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,144	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,117	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,152	89.0%
Carpooled	211	4.5%
Public transit	26	0.6%
Walked	73	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	129	2.8%
Other means	75	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,061	45.4%
15 to 29 min	1,480	32.6%
30 to 44 min	634	14.0%
45 to 59 min	176	3.9%
60+ min	186	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 43.6% (6,477 of 14,845)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,603	62.2%
Nonfamily households	2,193	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,796	75.2%
Vacant	1,909	24.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,135	71.3%
Renter-occupied	1,661	28.7%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,595	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1,174	15.2%
2 to 4 units	307	4.0%
5 to 19 units	530	6.9%
20 or more units	90	1.2%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7288035
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 2.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0348, -66.8621

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