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Puerto Rico (PR)Mayagüez787939

Mayagüez Municipio, PR

Mayagüez metro * 71.7K residents

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71.7K

Population

$18.3K

Median income

per household

$111.6K

Home value

53.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $18.3K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $111.6K (bottom quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 53.3% (high poverty; top 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$18.3K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$111.6K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

53.3%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

60.3%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

39.4%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

31.7%

Above 30% threshold (cost-burdened)

Home-Value-to-Income

6.1×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
83.1%
$50–100k
11.4%
$100–200k
4.2%
$200k+
1.3%
See Mayagüez metro economy →See PR state economy →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

95.8%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

57.8%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

99.7%

U.S.

77.4%

See Mayagüez metro connectivity →See PR state connectivity →

Map

Mayagüez Municipio, PR

Population

71.7K

Area

77.6 sq mi

Density

923.7/sq mi

Neighbors

Añasco Municipio, PRCabo Rojo Municipio, PRHormigueros Municipio, PRLas Marías Municipio, PRMaricao Municipio, PRRincón Municipio, PRSan Germán Municipio, PR

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-03-31

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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