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Gurabo Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Gurabo Municipio is a small Puerto Rico municipality of 40,383 residents that lost 13.9% of its population over the past five years, with a labor force participation rate of just 56.4% and unemployment at 13.0%, reflecting a constrained local workforce. Roughly one-third of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8%), median worker earnings stand at $24,960, and the poverty rate reaches 32.0%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $160,100 and median gross rent of $674/month—though a mean commute of 36 minutes suggests many workers travel outside the municipality for employment.

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

Population

40,383

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$42,216

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-13.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,251 (35.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone12,191 (30.3%)
  • White Alone9,337 (23.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,736 (6.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,531 (3.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone116 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish37,575
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)66
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)33

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

749

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$25,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,703
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,327
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,105
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,000
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,720

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,668
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,250
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,171
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,771
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,539

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)2,390
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)2,256
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.14×)1,277
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)893
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.12×)886

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$674/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,649 (13.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,620 (13.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,302 (10.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,282 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,125 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,098 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,960

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,874 (80.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,426 (8.3%)
  • Carpooled1,125 (6.6%)
  • Other394 (2.3%)
  • Walked305 (1.8%)
  • Taxi21 (0.1%)

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.