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Guayama Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Guayama Municipio is a small Puerto Rican community of 35,845 with a median household income of $20,402 and a poverty rate of 48.6%, reflecting the broad economic challenges common across the island. The labor force participation rate is notably low at 35.2%, with 22.5% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 7.0%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $103,500 and median gross rent of $443 per month, though the population has contracted by 14.1% over the past five years.

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

Population

35,845

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$20,402

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-14.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race13,107 (37.1%)
  • White Alone12,352 (35.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,854 (16.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,975 (8.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races951 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone59 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish33,349

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

304

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,927

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

48.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,597
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,437
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,168
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,138
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,034

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,336
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,963
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,111
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,497
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,021

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.62×)417
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.15×)1,014
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)1,504
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.35×)635
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)1,193

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$103,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$443/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,243 (20.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,579 (14.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,307 (12.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,086 (10.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999994 (9.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999573 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

35.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$21,174

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,075 (84.5%)
  • Carpooled1,016 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home513 (4.8%)
  • Walked125 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.