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Yabucoa Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Yabucoa Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Yabucoa Municipio is a small Puerto Rico community of 29,868 with a labor force participation rate of just 36.8% and an unemployment rate of 9.7%, reflecting a constrained workforce pool with median worker earnings of $17,039 and 18.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The municipio has lost 12.5% of its population over five years, and a poverty rate of 49.7% alongside a per capita income of $11,901 signal significant economic stress. Operating costs remain low, with median gross rent at $500/month and a median home value of $95,600, and the median age of 47.4 years points to an older resident base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

29,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$22,944

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-12.5% since 2018

Yabucoa Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone26,068 (88.7%)
  • White Alone1,477 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,119 (3.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone580 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races101 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone42 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish28,345
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)70
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

492

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$11,901

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,703
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,178
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,160
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services897
  5. 5.Construction (Group)840

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations2,224
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,044
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,675
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,501
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations987

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)1,221
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.39×)1,287
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.29×)519
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.28×)955
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.23×)727

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$95,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$500/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,247 (26.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,077 (12.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,017 (11.8%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999688 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999623 (7.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999420 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

36.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$17,039

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,177 (89.7%)
  • Carpooled448 (5.6%)
  • Walked363 (4.5%)
  • Bicycle17 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.