Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	70,828	3,234,309	334,922,499	783rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$18,295	$26,297	$80,734	3217th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	44.8	38.9	1141st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.3%	29.8%	35.7%	986th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$111,600	$131,500	$332,700	2823rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$484	$578	$1,413	3180th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	53.3%	40.5%	12.5%	9th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	20.3%	10.7%	5.2%	7th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	912.8	944.5	n/a	201st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	2.7%	14.1%	1825th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	49.8%	67.9%	65.2%	3178th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	28.0	26.4	2215th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	6.1%	15.1%	2805th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	30.4%	34.6%	46.9%	3171st of 3,222

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99.0%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.6%
Diversity Index	2.0	2.1	61.4

Age in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	43.3	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.5%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.3%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.7%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	30,020	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.4%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.8%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.0%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.9%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	44.6%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$14,431	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	61.9%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.3%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	3.0%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.3%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	53.3%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	78.4%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	51.1%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	42,468	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.1%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.2%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.3%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	50.2%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	37.4%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$577	$646	n/a

Education in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	23.9%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.4%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.4%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.9%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.8%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.4%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.3%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.8%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	17.7%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	5.7%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	94.1%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.0%	20.6%	16.7%

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