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Caguas, PR

74,695 Population
10.9 square miles 6,854.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 45.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 45.4 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$17,273 ±$1,567 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $21,140 ±$581
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $18,766 ±$378
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$28,547 ±$6,569 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $30,640 ±$887
  • a little higher than the amount in Puerto Rico: $27,213 ±$751
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

31.8% ±5.2% (23,678  ±4,270) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 33.6% 679,576 (±1.1% / ±21,385)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 37.3% 1,184,965 (±1% / ±30,230)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.5 minutes ±1.4 (668,315  ±56,487) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 29.4 20,735,956 (±0.2 / ±204,210)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 28 29,404,204 (±0.2 / ±261,029)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,112 ±2,197 Number of households
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 799,804 ±8,794
  • Puerto Rico: 1,242,609 ±10,856
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.3 (74,182  ±5,687) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.5 2,014,917 (±0 / ±5,831)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.6 3,164,676
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.7% ±0.9% (294  ±155) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 3% 14,240 (±0.3% / ±1,229)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.9% 21,908 (±0.2% / ±1,392)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

38,750 ±1,918 Number of housing units
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 1,021,466 ±6,167
  • Puerto Rico: 1,616,963 ±7,687
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$136,400 ±$10,304 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $152,300 ±$1,682
  • a little less than the amount in Puerto Rico: $142,100 ±$1,869
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

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Social

89% ±4.9% (51,043  ±4,846.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 84.3% 1,307,048 (±1.4% / ±22,462.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 81.9% 1,988,848 (±1.1% / ±26,943.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.6% ±4.3% (18,691  ±2,866.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 33% 511,196 (±0.9% / ±13,764.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.7% 721,127 (±0.7% / ±16,025.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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1.9% ±0.8% (1,224  ±529) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.3% 39,396 (±0.2% / ±3,335)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.3% 62,064 (±0.2% / ±4,271)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,224 Total veterans ±529 1,224 Male ±529 N/A Female ±258

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