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Bayamón Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Bayamón Municipio is Puerto Rico's second-largest municipality by population at 183,456, with minimal growth of 0.3% over five years and a median age of 44.4 years. The labor pool is constrained by a 47.6% participation rate and 8.6% unemployment, though 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings of $22,051 reflect a low-cost workforce. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $143,400 and median gross rent of $669/month—while a 34.4% poverty rate and $31,354 median household income indicate significant income limitations across the population.

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

Population

181,152

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$31,354

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

Bayamón Municipio added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone77,683 (42.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race70,741 (38.8%)
  • White Alone21,831 (12.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,640 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,980 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone365 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish165,737
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)122
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)107
  4. 4.Other Indo-European43
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic37

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

4,402

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$18,125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

34.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,133
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,893
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,300
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services6,036
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing5,885

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations24,762
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations21,111
  3. 3.Service Occupations12,408
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,136
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,252

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.05×)3,237
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.63×)5,287
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.48×)4,792
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)9,805
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.18×)5,406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$669/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,99911,872 (22.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9999,082 (17.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9998,377 (16.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9995,018 (9.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,580 (8.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9992,560 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$22,051

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone54,502 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled6,374 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home4,986 (7.2%)
  • Public Transit1,064 (1.5%)
  • Walked991 (1.4%)
  • Other929 (1.3%)

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.