Demographics of Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Hatillo Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 37,810 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −641 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.

Hatillo Municipio, in four figures

37,810
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −641 people.; 45.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $28,146 ±$2,619
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.

Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hatillo 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hatillo 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	38,451	100.0	100.0
2021	38,351	99.7	100.2
2022	37,930	98.6	100.7
2023	37,823	98.4	101.6
2024	37,902	98.6	102.5
2025	37,810	98.3	103.1

Population of Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	38,451	—
2021	38,351	−100
2022	37,930	−421
2023	37,823	−107
2024	37,902	+79
2025	37,810	−92

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.8 ±0.4: for men 44.0 ±0.4 and for women 48.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hatillo Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	975 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,760 ±433	12.5% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,132 ±350	8.2% ±0.9	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,834 ±586	25.8% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,540 ±563	27.6% ±1.5	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,916 ±727	23.4% ±1.9	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $28,146 ±$2,619, and income per person $16,420 ±$1,093, 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 Hatillo Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	6,472 ±698	47.3% ±4.6	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,435 ±534	25.1% ±3.7	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,643 ±337	12.0% ±2.4	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,276 ±295	9.3% ±2.1	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	566 ±224	4.1% ±1.6	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7 to 157	0.1% to 1.1%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	75 to 329	0.6% to 2.4%	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 Hatillo Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	14,115 ±1,210	37.2% ±3.2	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,936 ±467	51.5% ±5.5	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,164 ±767	34.7% ±3.2	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,015 ±528	34.6% ±3.9	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hatillo Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hatillo Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	17,452 ±571	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.4% ±2.8	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.6% ±2.7	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.7% ±3.4	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.3% ±3.2	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$134,800 ±$9,976	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$595 ±$86	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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 Hatillo Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	38,057 ±94	99.7% ±0.2	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5 to 193	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	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 33	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 Hatillo 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	3,315 ±582	8.7% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	34,707 ±616	91.0% ±1.6	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21 to 249	0.1% to 0.7%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 249	0.1% to 0.7%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	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%.

Hatillo Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

25th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Hatillo Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Moca Municipio	37,562	+0.2%
Aguada Municipio	37,319	−2.0%
San Lorenzo Municipio	37,275	−1.0%
Juncos Municipio	36,639	−1.0%
Dorado Municipio	35,891	< +0.1%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026