ZIP Code 00698

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Population: 32,945
Median household income: $21,921
Median home value: $99,100

Covering part of Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico, ZIP Code 00698 has about 32,945 residents. The median household income of $21,921 is in line with the Yauco Municipio median ($21,918).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 00698's population declined 6.7% from 35,317 to 32,945, while its median gross rent rose 42.7% from $365 to $521.

Owners occupy 74.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,945
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $21,921
Median home value: $99,100
Median gross rent: $521
Housing units: 17,016
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,31732,945

Median household income

$14,794$21,921

Median home value

$91,000$99,100

Median gross rent

$365$521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,317	$14,794	$91,000	$365
2020	34,449	$14,811	$91,500	$406
2021	34,016	$16,403	$91,000	$429
2022	33,506	$19,818	$98,300	$495
2023	32,945	$21,921	$99,100	$521

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,046	3.2%
5 to 17	4,396	13.3%
18 to 24	2,737	8.3%
25 to 34	3,847	11.7%
35 to 44	3,803	11.5%
45 to 54	4,185	12.7%
55 to 64	4,838	14.7%
65 to 74	4,432	13.5%
75 and over	3,661	11.1%

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)	32,679	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,902	19.8%
High school graduate	8,564	34.6%
Some college or associate's	4,555	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,971	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,774	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,789	90.5%
Carpooled	279	2.9%
Public transit	26	0.3%
Walked	160	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	374	3.9%
Other means	83	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,843	41.2%
15 to 29 min	3,177	34.0%
30 to 44 min	1,525	16.3%
45 to 59 min	460	4.9%
60+ min	332	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 44.8% (14,695 of 32,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,791	62.8%
Nonfamily households	4,619	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,410	72.9%
Vacant	4,606	27.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,186	74.0%
Renter-occupied	3,224	26.0%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,633	80.1%
1-unit, attached	2,162	12.7%
2 to 4 units	437	2.6%
5 to 19 units	664	3.9%
20 or more units	105	0.6%
Mobile home & other	15	0.1%

ZIP Code 00698

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