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Aguas Buenas Municipio

Puerto Rico · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,614
Median household income
$23,072
People below poverty
45.5%
Median home value
$144,000

Income

The median income of households in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico was $23,072. An estimated 22.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 22.7
$10,000 to $14,999 9.8
$15,000 to $24,999 20.4
$25,000 to $34,999 15.3
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 8.3
$75,000 to $99,999 5.3
$100,000 to $149,999 3.7
$150,000 to $199,999 0.5
$200,000 or more 1.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 25566
Female 26280

An estimated 55.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,832. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.5
Social Security 47.3
Retirement income 17.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.7
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 45.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 68.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 45.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 39.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 45.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 68.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 45.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 39.5

In 2020-2024, 63.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 29.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 52.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 37.4% and public coverage was 71.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2020-2024, Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico had a total population of 23,614 - 12,249 (51.9%) females and 11,365 (48.1%) males. The median age was 44.8 years. An estimated 15.9% of the population was under 18 years, 32% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 23 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 351 347
5 to 9 492 452
10 to 14 605 629
15 to 19 766 709
20 to 24 812 760
25 to 29 830 764
30 to 34 749 760
35 to 39 638 461
40 to 44 778 1012
45 to 49 732 799
50 to 54 673 808
55 to 59 710 811
60 to 64 804 934
65 to 69 740 842
70 to 74 538 666
75 to 79 543 638
80 to 84 224 421
85 and over 380 436

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 31.3% were White; 7.8% were Black or African American; 0.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 7.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 23.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 99.6% of the people in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.1% of the people in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were NaN households in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico. The average household size was NaN people.

Married-couple households made up NaN% of the households in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico while cohabiting couple households made up NaN% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were NaN% of all households, while NaN% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as NaN% of households were male householders living alone, and NaN% were female householders living alone, for a total of NaN% of all households.

In Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico, NaN% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; NaN% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households NaN
Cohabiting Couples NaN
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
NaN
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
NaN

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, NaN% of males and NaN% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married NaN NaN
Now married, except separated NaN NaN
Separated NaN NaN
Widowed NaN NaN
Divorced NaN NaN

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico, NaN grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated NaN% of the people living in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico were U.S. natives. NaN% of the Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately NaN% of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024, NaN % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by NaN% of people at least five years old; NaN% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish NaN
Other Indo-European languages NaN
Asian and Pacific Islander languages NaN
Other languages NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, NaN % of the people at least one year old living in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house NaN
Different house, same county NaN
Different county, same state NaN
Different state NaN
Abroad NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Education

In 2020-2024, NaN % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and NaN% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated NaN% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico was NaN in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was NaN and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was NaN. College or graduate school enrollment was NaN.

Educational Attainment of People in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma NaN
High school diploma or equivalency NaN
Some college, no degree NaN
Associate's degree NaN
Bachelor's degree NaN
Graduate or professional degree NaN

Disability

In Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, NaN % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from NaN% of people under 18 years old, to NaN% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to NaN% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico, 42.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 55.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,793 67.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,701 19.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,137 13.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 8.4
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 3.3
Retail trade 15.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.4
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 7
Public administration 9.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,325 26.9
Service occupations 2,023 23.4
Sales and office occupations 2,037 23.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,091 12.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,155 13.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.7% of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 2.1
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 3.2

In 2020-2024, Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico had a total of 10,959 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 30.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 30.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 70.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico had 8,932 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,027 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.4% while renters occupied 35.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.7 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.5.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 26.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.6% and another 14.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico:

House Heating Fuel Used in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 0.2
Electricity 4.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 95.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico was $144,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 23.7 % had a mortgage. 76.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $936 and for owners without a mortgage it was $177.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico was $468. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.