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Yauco Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Yauco Municipio is a small Puerto Rico municipality of 33,509 residents with a median age of 47.6 years, a labor force participation rate of just 41.0%, and an unemployment rate of 13.1%, reflecting a constrained local labor market. Educational attainment reaches 27.1% with a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $18,106 against a poverty rate of 44.6% and median household income of $24,255. Operating costs are low — median gross rent is $521/month and median home value is $98,800 — though the population has declined 8.0% over five years.

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

Population

33,509

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$24,255

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,926 (72.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,675 (14.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,620 (11.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone526 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races204 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish30,720
  2. 2.Other Indo-European15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

864

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,939

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

44.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,045
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,370
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)1,301
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,237
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services911

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,488
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,711
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,255
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,763
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations666

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.53×)1,232
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.33×)219
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)1,444
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.21×)1,236
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)2,611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$98,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$521/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,665 (17.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,146 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,080 (11.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,052 (10.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999936 (9.7%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999629 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$18,106

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,391 (88.1%)
  • Worked At Home593 (5.6%)
  • Carpooled415 (3.9%)
  • Walked200 (1.9%)
  • Other65 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.