Demographics of Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico

Loíza Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 21,542 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,057 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.

Loíza Municipio, in four figures

21,542
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −8.7%
Change since July 2020: −2,057 people.; 44.1 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $24,272 ±$2,402
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.

Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 8.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Loíza 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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Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 8.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Loíza 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	23,599	100.0	100.0
2021	23,208	98.3	100.2
2022	22,599	95.8	100.7
2023	22,213	94.1	101.6
2024	21,927	92.9	102.5
2025	21,542	91.3	103.1

Population of Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,599	—
2021	23,208	−391
2022	22,599	−609
2023	22,213	−386
2024	21,927	−286
2025	21,542	−385

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.3: for men 43.0 ±0.7 and for women 45.2 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Loíza Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	664 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,162 ±210	13.9% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,926 ±181	8.5% ±0.8	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,895 ±275	25.9% ±1.2	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,902 ±318	25.9% ±1.4	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,219 ±411	22.9% ±1.8	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $24,272 ±$2,402, and income per person $13,835 ±$1,074, 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 Loíza Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	4,626 ±397	51.0% ±4.0	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,554 ±327	28.2% ±3.5	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,160 ±215	12.8% ±2.3	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	412 ±137	4.5% ±1.5	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	238 ±95	2.6% ±1.0	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11 to 115	0.1% to 1.3%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 29	0% to 0.3%	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 Loíza Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	9,738 ±825	42.8% ±3.6	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,331 ±273	61.4% ±4.3	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,621 ±532	38.8% ±3.7	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,786 ±351	39.6% ±4.1	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Loíza Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Loíza Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	11,749 ±302	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.1% ±2.0	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.9% ±2.5	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.9% ±3.1	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.1% ±3.2	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$111,000 ±$4,366	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$464 ±$46	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±1	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 Loíza Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22,637 ±99	99.4% ±0.4	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 156	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 29	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 Loíza 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	731 ±170	3.2% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	21,648 ±255	95.1% ±1.1	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	186 to 592	0.8% to 2.6%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	83 to 337	0.4% to 1.5%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 to 286	0.3% to 1.3%	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%.

Loíza Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

56th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Loíza Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lajas Municipio	22,784	−2.1%
Naguabo Municipio	22,666	−3.1%
Barceloneta Municipio	22,316	−1.5%
Sabana Grande Municipio	22,055	−2.8%
Cataño Municipio	21,701	−6.2%
Loíza Municipio	21,542	−8.7%
Orocovis Municipio	21,329	−0.5%
Villalba Municipio	21,133	−4.2%
Santa Isabel Municipio	19,547	−3.6%
Peñuelas Municipio	19,325	−5.0%
Comerío Municipio	18,445	−2.2%

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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