Demographics of Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico

Cayey Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 40,027 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,557 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cayey Municipio, in four figures

40,027
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,557 people.; 45.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $30,129 ±$2,396
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,584	100.0	100.0
2021	41,296	99.3	100.2
2022	40,757	98.0	100.7
2023	40,482	97.3	101.6
2024	40,341	97.0	102.5
2025	40,027	96.3	103.1

Population of Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	41,584	—
2021	41,296	−288
2022	40,757	−539
2023	40,482	−275
2024	40,341	−141
2025	40,027	−314

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±0.2: for men 45.2 ±0.1 and for women 45.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cayey Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	1,244 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,045 ±367	12.3% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,621 ±348	8.8% ±0.9	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,129 ±447	24.8% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,112 ±470	27.2% ±1.1	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,766 ±550	23.9% ±1.3	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $30,129 ±$2,396, and income per person $18,854 ±$948, in 2024 dollars. The median is $26,297 ±$261 in Puerto Rico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cayey Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	7,411 ±628	43.6% ±3.4	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,037 ±545	29.6% ±3.0	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,347 ±424	13.8% ±2.4	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	822 ±235	4.8% ±1.4	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	896 ±252	5.3% ±1.5	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	132 to 432	0.8% to 2.5%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	221 ±94	1.3% ±0.6	1.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cayey Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	15,254 ±1,482	37.3% ±3.6	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,061 ±441	48.7% ±5.2	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,155 ±913	33.4% ±3.7	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,038 ±571	38.2% ±3.5	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cayey Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cayey Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	20,583 ±537	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.7% ±1.7	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.3% ±1.8	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.7% ±2.7	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.3% ±2.9	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$148,300 ±$9,028	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$540 ±$37	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cayey Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	40,866 ±48	99.9% ±0.1	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

The Bureau counts a person born in Puerto Rico as born outside the United States, in Puerto Rico, and the table says so. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cayey Municipio by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in one of the 50 states or DC	1,227 ±319	3.0% ±0.8	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	39,422 ±330	96.3% ±0.8	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	268 ±126	0.7% ±0.3	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	70 to 294	0.2% to 0.7%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19 to 153	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cayey Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

20th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Cayey Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cabo Rojo Municipio	46,580	−1.1%
Juana Díaz Municipio	45,853	−1.4%
Río Grande Municipio	44,799	−4.7%
Isabela Municipio	42,938	< +0.1%
Canóvanas Municipio	41,302	−2.4%
Cayey Municipio	40,027	−3.7%
Gurabo Municipio	39,780	−1.9%
Cidra Municipio	39,669	−0.8%
San Sebastián Municipio	39,019	−0.8%
Manatí Municipio	38,413	−2.7%
Hatillo Municipio	37,810	−1.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026