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Mayagüez, PR Metro Area

205,345 Population
310.1 square miles 662.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$14,840 ±$1,799 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$20,939 ±$1,530 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

45.5% ±3.6% (92,515  ±7,477) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.7 minutes ±0.7 (572,170  ±29,615) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

83,931 ±2,346 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (202,851  ±2,406) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.4% ±1.8% (1,552  ±804) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

117,350 ±1,875 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$109,600 ±$4,133 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

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Social

78.9% ±3.7% (119,239  ±5,940.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
27.9% ±2.4% (42,129  ±3,684.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

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2.3% ±0.7% (3,953  ±1,184) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,953 Total veterans ±1,184 3,690 Male ±1,146 263 Female ±279

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