Yauco Municipio, PR

County

2024 Population

32,993

2024 Median Age

47.6

1.93% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

41.9%

6.04% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$24,255

10.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$100,200

1.42% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,883

5.69% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Yauco Municipio, PR employs 10.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yauco Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,828 people), Retail Trade (1,370 people), and Public Administration (1,301 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($31,686), Educational Services ($30,666), and Finance & Insurance ($29,417).

Employment

Occupations

10.9k

2024 Value

± 781

5.69%

1 Year growth

± 9.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yauco Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 5.69%, from 10.3k employees to 10.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yauco Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,681 people), Production Occupations (1,184 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,030 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yauco Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.9k

2024 Value

± 781

5.69%

1 Year growth

± 9.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yauco Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 5.69%, from 10.3k employees to 10.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yauco Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,828 people), Retail Trade (1,370 people), and Public Administration (1,301 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yauco Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Yauco Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,871

Median earning men ± $1,481

$19,419

Median earning women ± $1,365

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($34,136), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,173), and Manufacturing ($22,467).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($40,743), Public Administration ($23,715), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,517).

Education

The student population of Yauco Municipio, PR in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 65 male students and 103 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yauco Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (91 and 100%).

The largest universities in Yauco Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Columbia Central University-Yauco (404806) (91 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Yauco Municipio, PR are Registered Nursing (36 and 39.6%), Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (33 and 36.3%), and Pharmacy Technician (8 and 8.79%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 168 students enrolled in Yauco Municipio, PR, 38.7% men and 61.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 168 records, of which 61.3% were women and 38.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
36 degrees awarded
Pharmacy Technician
8 degrees awarded
Graphic Design
7 degrees awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Yauco Municipio, PR was Registered Nursing with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Yauco Municipio, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Columbia Central University-Yauco (404806)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

91 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Columbia Central University-Yauco (404806) with 91 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2020, 25 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Yauco Municipio, PR, which is 0.379 times less than the 66 female students who received degrees in the same year.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,703) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($120) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($862) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yauco Municipio, PR was $100,200 in 2024, which is 0.301 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $98,800 to $100,200, a 1.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Yauco Municipio, PR is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yauco Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yauco Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$100,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,452

$9,653

Median Property Taxes

±$562

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yauco Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yauco Municipio, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73%

Homeownership

2024

72.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Yauco Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yauco Municipio, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$24,255

Median Household Income

± $2,482

13.2k

Number of Households

± 739

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.2k households in Yauco Municipio, PR grew to $24,255 from the previous year's value of $21,918.

The following chart displays the households in Yauco Municipio, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yauco Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.1%)
Worked At Home (5.56%)
Carpooled (3.89%)

In 2024, 88.1% of workers in Yauco Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.56%) and those who carpooled to work (3.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yauco Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.11% of the workforce in Yauco Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yauco Municipio, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yauco Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yauco Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yauco Municipio, PR (13.7k out of 32.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yauco Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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