Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Yauco Municipio, PR Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • N/A
    Health Not enough data
  • F
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 74% of counties in Puerto Rico
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Yauco Municipio
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Yauco Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Population 33,024 3,229,809 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 483.0 605.9 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.87% -1.09% 0.59%
Median age 45.4 43.6 37.3
Households 13,250 1,288,628 130,235,071

Population in Yauco Municipio declined by 31.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 33,024 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Yauco Municipio is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 21.5% of residents. That is 1.3 points above Puerto Rico as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Puerto Rico, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 52.1% of the people living in Yauco Municipio and men 47.9%.

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Economy

Yauco Municipio has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric Yauco Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $24,398 $26,331 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 6.76% 3.76% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 11.9% 10.7% 5.2%

The median household income in Yauco Municipio is about 7% lower than in Puerto Rico.

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Housing

Metric Yauco Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $113,555 $138,158 $248,835
Median rent $551 $578 $1,407
Homeownership rate 73.1% 67.9% 65.2%

The median home price in Yauco Municipio is about 17.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $551 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Yauco Municipio spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 145 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Yauco Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 17.4 23.5 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 34.8 46.9 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 145 196 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,497 $6,063 $5,790
Work from home 5.6% 6.1% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) — — 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) — — 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Puerto Rico: Culebra Municipio (12.7 min), Jayuya Municipio (15.2 min), Vieques Municipio (16.0 min).
Slowest: Naranjito Municipio (38.3 min), Toa Alta Municipio (33.8 min), Río Grande Municipio (33.4 min).

The average commute time in Yauco Municipio is 17 minutes, shorter than the 23 minutes in Puerto Rico.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Yauco Municipio has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Yauco Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 26.0% 26.2% 31.6%
Average household size 2.47 2.47 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Puerto Rico: Guaynabo Municipio (0.4), San Juan Municipio (0.3), Trujillo Alto Municipio (0.3).
Lowest: Maricao Municipio (0.1), Las Marías Municipio (0.1), Culebra Municipio (0.2).

Health

Metric Yauco Municipio Puerto Rico Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) — — 78.3
Self-rated poor health — — 16.3%
Smokers — — 19.0%

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Yauco Municipio, PR Compared With Nearby Counties

How Yauco Municipio, PR compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Yauco Municipio, PR 33,024 $24,398 #1/2 $113,555 #2/2 17.4 min #1/2
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 22,360 $21,973 $133,437 20.8 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico.

How big is Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico by population?

About 33,024 people live in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico, in 13,250 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 45.4, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 8 years.

How densely populated is Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Averaged over its land area, Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico has 483 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 5.6 times the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico?

The median home costs 4.7 times the median household income ($113,555 against $24,398), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $551 a month takes about 27% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Unemployment in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico is 11.9%, well above the U.S. rate of 5.2%, so job seekers may face more competition than elsewhere.

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