Demographics of Jayuya Municipio, Puerto Rico

Jayuya Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 14,423 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −342 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.

Jayuya Municipio, in four figures

14,423
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −342 people.; 43.0 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $21,796 ±$3,882
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.

Jayuya Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jayuya 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

Jayuya Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jayuya 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	14,765	100.0	100.0
2021	14,708	99.6	100.2
2022	14,510	98.3	100.7
2023	14,462	97.9	101.6
2024	14,483	98.1	102.5
2025	14,423	97.7	103.1

Population of Jayuya Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,765	—
2021	14,708	−57
2022	14,510	−198
2023	14,462	−48
2024	14,483	+21
2025	14,423	−60

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±0.9: for men 43.0 ±2.2 and for women 43.0 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jayuya Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	532 ±110	3.7% ±0.8	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,181 ±290	15.0% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,300 ±326	8.9% ±2.2	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,919 ±263	26.9% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,693 ±290	25.4% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,941 ±377	20.2% ±2.6	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $21,796 ±$3,882, and income per person $11,628 ±$1,259, 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 Jayuya Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	2,808 ±427	54.2% ±7.4	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,620 ±331	31.3% ±6.0	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	500 ±218	9.7% ±4.2	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	78 to 318	1.5% to 6.1%	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	0 to 57	0% to 1.1%	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 39	0% to 0.8%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 44	0% to 0.8%	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 Jayuya Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	6,806 ±915	46.9% ±6.3	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,551 ±376	57.2% ±8.5	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,597 ±583	45.0% ±5.6	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,658 ±301	43.5% ±6.1	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jayuya Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jayuya Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	6,394 ±328	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.0% ±3.4	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.0% ±3.4	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.0% ±4.8	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.0% ±5.3	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,700 ±$9,685	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$456 ±$56	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Jayuya Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,339 ±134	98.4% ±0.9	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	93 to 361	0.6% to 2.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 24	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 Jayuya 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	597 ±251	4.1% ±1.7	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	13,877 ±281	95.3% ±1.9	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 194	0% to 1.3%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 138	0% to 0.9%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 93	0% to 0.6%	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%.

Jayuya Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

70th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Jayuya Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Guayanilla Municipio	16,489	−7.0%
Rincón Municipio	15,582	+2.6%
Hormigueros Municipio	15,222	−2.5%
Patillas Municipio	15,077	−5.4%
Arroyo Municipio	14,744	−6.8%
Jayuya Municipio	14,423	−2.3%
Guánica Municipio	11,840	−13.6%
Florida Municipio	11,371	−2.7%
Ceiba Municipio	10,559	−6.4%
Maunabo Municipio	10,120	−4.3%
Las Marías Municipio	8,638	−2.4%

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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