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San Sebastián Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

San Sebastián Municipio is a small Puerto Rican community of 39,168 residents with a median age of 47.0 years and a labor force participation rate of just 39.3%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce where unemployment stands at 13.8% and the poverty rate reaches 52.4%. Worker earnings are low—median household income is $19,920 and per capita income $11,827—while 22.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 71.7%. The population has grown modestly by 3.2% over five years, and housing costs remain among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $110,500 and median gross rent of $481 per month.

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

Population

39,168

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$19,920

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,625 (65.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7,951 (20.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,748 (9.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,020 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone689 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone55 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish36,579
  2. 2.Other Indo-European56

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

606

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$11,827

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,870
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,554
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,093
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services957
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)940

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,741
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,503
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,398
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,534
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,040

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.96×)536
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.70×)911
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.63×)873
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.29×)1,013
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)1,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$481/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,415 (13.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,320 (12.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,238 (11.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,165 (10.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999899 (8.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999865 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

71.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

39.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$16,204

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,118 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled828 (7.6%)
  • Walked523 (4.8%)
  • Worked At Home344 (3.1%)
  • Other61 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (0.3%)

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.