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3,203,295 Population
3,424.5 square miles 935.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mayagüez Municipio: 41.8 ±1.3
  • 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

$18,766 ±$378 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Mayagüez Municipio: $12,832 † ±$1,300
  • about the same as the amount in Puerto Rico: $18,766 ±$378
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$27,213 ±$751 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Mayagüez Municipio: $16,803 † ±$2,658
  • about the same as the amount in Puerto Rico: $27,213 ±$751
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

37.3% ±1% (1,184,965  ±30,230) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mayagüez Municipio: 51.6% † 35,057 (±5.8% / ±3,939)
  • about the same as 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)

28 minutes ±0.2 (29,404,204  ±261,029) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Mayagüez Municipio: 21.8 415,165 (±1.2 / ±28,527)
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 28 29,404,204 (±0.2 / ±261,029)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,242,609 ±10,856 Number of households
  • Mayagüez Municipio: 27,436 ±1,837
  • Puerto Rico: 1,242,609 ±10,856
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 (3,164,676  ±) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Mayagüez Municipio: 2.5 67,473 (±0.2 / ±456)
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.6 3,164,676
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.9% ±0.2% (21,908  ±1,392) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mayagüez Municipio: 3.5% † 557 (±1.5% / ±232)
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.9% 21,908 (±0.2% / ±1,392)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,616,963 ±7,687 Number of housing units
  • Mayagüez Municipio: 42,249 ±1,121
  • Puerto Rico: 1,616,963 ±7,687
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$142,100 ±$1,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mayagüez Municipio: $120,700 ±$10,498
  • about the same as 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

81.9% ±1.1% (1,988,848  ±26,943.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mayagüez Municipio: 75.6% 35,930
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 81.9% 1,988,848 (±1.1% / ±26,943.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.7% ±0.7% (721,127  ±16,025.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mayagüez Municipio: 26.1% 12,408
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.7% 721,127 (±0.7% / ±16,025.7)
  • about 80 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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2.3% ±0.2% (62,064  ±4,271) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Mayagüez Municipio: 2.2% † 1,298 (±0.9% / ±499)
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.3% 62,064 (±0.2% / ±4,271)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
62,064 Total veterans ±4,271 58,159 Male ±4,158 3,905 Female ±1,272

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