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Jayuya Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Jayuya Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jayuya Municipio is a small municipality of 14,653 residents with a highly constrained labor market — labor force participation stands at just 37.9%, unemployment is 17.8%, and median worker earnings are $17,262 against a median household income of $21,796. About 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the population skews older at a median age of 43. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $105,000 and median gross rent of $463/month, though a 54.9% poverty rate and a 1.7% population decline over five years reflect persistent economic contraction.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

14,653

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$21,796

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

Jayuya Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,111 (55.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,639 (31.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,363 (9.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone252 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races170 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone31 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish13,821

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

197

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$9,779

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,270
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance784
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)606
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services352
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)316

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,071
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,022
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations933
  4. 4.Service Occupations910
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations471

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.35×)1,251
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.00×)355
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.99×)119
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.96×)316
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.89×)362

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$105,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$463/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999548 (17.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999421 (13.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999376 (11.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999343 (10.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999334 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999259 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

37.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$17,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,812 (87.3%)
  • Carpooled280 (6.4%)
  • Walked139 (3.2%)
  • Other137 (3.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.