Demographics of Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 68,905 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,977 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.

Mayagüez Municipio, in four figures

68,905
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −3,977 people.; 43.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $18,295 ±$805
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.

Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mayagüez 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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Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mayagüez 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	72,882	100.0	100.0
2021	72,099	98.9	100.2
2022	70,916	97.3	100.7
2023	70,172	96.3	101.6
2024	69,578	95.5	102.5
2025	68,905	94.5	103.1

Population of Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	72,882	—
2021	72,099	−783
2022	70,916	−1,183
2023	70,172	−744
2024	69,578	−594
2025	68,905	−673

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±0.3: for men 39.0 ±0.7 and for women 47.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mayagüez Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	2,064 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,884 ±489	12.5% ±0.7	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,238 ±747	15.9% ±1.1	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,650 ±429	20.7% ±0.6	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,103 ±548	21.3% ±0.8	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,889 ±821	26.7% ±1.2	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $18,295 ±$805, and income per person $14,431 ±$846, 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 Mayagüez Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	18,586 ±882	61.9% ±2.5	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,363 ±611	21.2% ±2.0	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,489 ±345	8.3% ±1.1	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	928 ±226	3.1% ±0.7	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	898 ±252	3.0% ±0.8	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	356 ±132	1.2% ±0.4	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	400 ±133	1.3% ±0.4	1.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Mayagüez Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	37,014 ±1,441	53.3% ±2.1	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,884 ±608	72.2% ±2.5	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	19,437 ±1,053	54.2% ±1.9	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,693 ±608	42.6% ±2.1	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mayagüez Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mayagüez Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	42,468 ±722	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	70.7% ±1.3	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	29.3% ±1.6	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.8% ±1.7	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.2% ±1.6	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$111,600 ±$4,090	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$484 ±$18	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±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 Mayagüez Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	70,112 ±336	99.0% ±0.5	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	155 to 669	0.2% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 295	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 263	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 26	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 Mayagüez 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	3,111 ±497	4.4% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	66,042 ±701	93.2% ±1.0	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,675 ±438	2.4% ±0.6	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	583 ±212	0.8% ±0.3	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,092 ±339	1.5% ±0.5	1.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Mayagüez Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

9th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Mayagüez Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ponce Municipio	128,384	−6.4%
Caguas Municipio	124,161	−2.3%
Guaynabo Municipio	89,055	−0.8%
Arecibo Municipio	85,539	−2.4%
Toa Baja Municipio	70,931	−5.6%
Mayagüez Municipio	68,905	−5.5%
Trujillo Alto Municipio	66,348	−2.0%
Toa Alta Municipio	65,754	−1.7%
Vega Baja Municipio	53,505	−1.6%
Aguadilla Municipio	53,219	−3.3%
Humacao Municipio	49,249	−3.1%

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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

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