Guaynabo, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
70,599
2024 Poverty Rate
21.3%
4.09% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$57,272
6.19% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$246,200
4.94% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
30,709
4.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Guaynabo, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Guaynabo, PR are Atlantic University (283 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Guaynabo, PR was $246,200, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Guaynabo, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Guaynabo, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoGuaynabo Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRSan Juan Norte PUMA, PRSan Juan Sur PUMA, PRGuaynabo & Cataño PUMA, PRBayamón PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.45 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (29.8k people) in Guaynabo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.5k Other (Hispanic) and 14.9k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guaynabo, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    29.8k ± 1.92k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    20.5k ± 1.88k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    14.9k ± 1.35k
97.7%
Hispanic Population
69k people

In 2024, there were 1.45 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (29.8k people) in Guaynabo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.5k Other (Hispanic) and 14.9k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

97.7% of the people in Guaynabo, PR are hispanic (69k people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    696 ± 239
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    334 ± 145
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    162 ± 101

Guaynabo, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Guaynabo, PR employs 30.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guaynabo, PR were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,212 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,604 people), and Retail Trade (3,361 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,532), Utilities ($72,424), and Public Administration ($60,893).

Employment

Occupations

30.7k
2024 Value
± 1,387
4.5%
1 Year growth
± 6.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guaynabo, PR grew at a rate of 4.5%, from 29.4k employees to 30.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guaynabo, PR, are Management Occupations (4,807 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,190 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,957 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guaynabo, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

30.7k
2024 Value
± 1,387
4.5%
1 Year growth
± 6.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guaynabo, PR grew at a rate of 4.5%, from 29.4k employees to 30.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guaynabo, PR, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,212 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,604 people), and Retail Trade (3,361 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guaynabo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Guaynabo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,905
Median earning men ± $3,104
$36,817
Median earning women ± $2,933

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,532), Public Administration ($60,485), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,084).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($78,333), Manufacturing ($74,770), and Wholesale Trade ($73,442).

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Education

In 2023, universities in Guaynabo, PR awarded 283 degrees. The student population of Guaynabo, PR in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 965 male students and 635 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Guaynabo, PR are Hispanic or Latino (283 and 100%).

The largest universities in Guaynabo, PR by number of degrees awarded are Atlantic University (283 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Guaynabo, PR are Computer Graphics (150 and 53%), Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (38 and 13.4%), and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects (36 and 12.7%).

The median tuition cost in Guaynabo, PR for private four year colleges is $6,120.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,600 students enrolled in Guaynabo, PR, 60.3% men and 39.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,600 records, of which 39.7% were women and 60.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Computer Graphics
    150 degrees awarded
  2. Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design
    38 degrees awarded
  3. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects
    27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Guaynabo, PR was Computer Graphics with 150 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Guaynabo, PR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Atlantic University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
283 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Atlantic University with 283 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 178 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Guaynabo, PR, which is 1.7 times more than the 105 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 283 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,160) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Guaynabo, PR was $246,200 in 2024, which is 0.74 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $234,600 to $246,200, a 4.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Guaynabo, PR is 72.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guaynabo, PR have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guaynabo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$246,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,604
$20,865
Median Property Taxes
±$1,037

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Guaynabo, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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Rent vs Own

72.2%
Homeownership
2024
71.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.2% of the housing units in Guaynabo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,272
Median Household Income
± $4,024
28.9k
Number of Households
± 1,307

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.9k households in Guaynabo, PR grew to $57,272 from the previous year's value of $53,936.

The following chart displays the households in Guaynabo, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guaynabo, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.8%)
  3. Carpooled (7.94%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Guaynabo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guaynabo, PR have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.993% of the workforce in Guaynabo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Guaynabo, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Guaynabo, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guaynabo, PR (14.8k out of 69.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guaynabo, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.2% of the population of Guaynabo, PR has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 18.7% on Medicaid, 18.5% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.83%
Uninsured
38%
Employer Coverage
18.7%
Medicaid
18.5%
Medicare
19.4%
Non-Group
1.54%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Guaynabo, PR declined by 13.2% from 4.41% to 3.83%.

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