Demographics of Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Fajardo Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 30,780 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,295 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.

Fajardo Municipio, in four figures

30,780
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,295 people.; 44.9 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $25,563 ±$2,524
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.

Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fajardo 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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Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fajardo 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	32,075	100.0	100.0
2021	31,808	99.2	100.2
2022	31,356	97.8	100.7
2023	31,158	97.1	101.6
2024	31,060	96.8	102.5
2025	30,780	96.0	103.1

Population of Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,075	—
2021	31,808	−267
2022	31,356	−452
2023	31,158	−198
2024	31,060	−98
2025	30,780	−280

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.9 ±0.1: for men 41.6 ±0.5 and for women 47.3 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fajardo Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	1,058 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,196 ±354	13.3% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,781 ±308	8.8% ±1.0	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,744 ±357	24.6% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,212 ±395	26.1% ±1.3	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,498 ±536	23.8% ±1.7	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $25,563 ±$2,524, and income per person $15,319 ±$1,098, 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 Fajardo Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	6,461 ±633	49.1% ±4.1	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,682 ±460	28.0% ±3.2	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,750 ±330	13.3% ±2.4	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	716 ±196	5.4% ±1.5	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	371 ±161	2.8% ±1.2	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13 to 179	0.1% to 1.4%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9 to 177	0.1% to 1.3%	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 Fajardo Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	12,627 ±1,056	40.4% ±3.4	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,201 ±397	61.2% ±4.0	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,759 ±629	34.8% ±3.3	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,667 ±488	38.5% ±4.2	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fajardo Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fajardo Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	19,314 ±498	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.2% ±3.0	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.8% ±2.3	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.7% ±2.6	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.3% ±3.6	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,400 ±$4,004	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$625 ±$45	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Fajardo Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	31,155 ±138	98.9% ±0.4	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	264 ±112	0.8% ±0.4	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	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 15	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.2%	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 Fajardo 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	2,578 ±430	8.2% ±1.4	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	28,338 ±469	90.0% ±1.5	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	573 ±198	1.8% ±0.6	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	383 ±168	1.2% ±0.5	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	70 to 310	0.2% to 1.0%	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%.

Fajardo Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

39th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Fajardo Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Guayama Municipio	34,043	−6.7%
Coamo Municipio	33,076	−4.5%
Camuy Municipio	32,691	−0.4%
Yauco Municipio	31,608	−7.2%
San Germán Municipio	30,809	−3.2%
Fajardo Municipio	30,780	−4.0%
Naranjito Municipio	29,627	+1.3%
Barranquitas Municipio	29,509	+1.8%
Morovis Municipio	28,170	−1.8%
Yabucoa Municipio	28,058	−7.4%
Lares Municipio	27,744	−1.3%

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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