Guaynabo, PR

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2022 Population

70,167

0.532% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

46.6

1.53% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

21%

1.01% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,640

10.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$218,100

13.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

29,392

5.14% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Guaynabo, PR had a population of 70.2k people with a median age of 46.6 and a median household income of $50,640. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Guaynabo, PR declined from 70,542 to 70,167, a −0.532% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,832 to $50,640, a 10.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Guaynabo, PR are White (Hispanic) (38.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (36%), Other (Hispanic) (18.5%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (4.6%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (1.33%).

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 College (236 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Guaynabo, PR was $218,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.6%.

Most people in Guaynabo, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Guaynabo, PR was 2 cars per household.

United States Puerto Rico Guaynabo Municipio, PR San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR San Juan Norte PUMA, PR San Juan Sur PUMA, PR Guaynabo & Cataño PUMA, PR Bayamón PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2022, there were 1.08 times more White (Hispanic) residents (27.3k people) in Guaynabo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.2k Two+ (Hispanic) and 13k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guaynabo, PR

White (Hispanic)
27.3k ± 1.59k
Two+ (Hispanic)
25.2k ± 1.93k
Other (Hispanic)
13k ± 1.47k

98.2%

Hispanic Population

68.9k people

98.2% of the people in Guaynabo, PR are hispanic (68.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Guaynabo, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
51,093 ± 5,506 people
Cuba
9,583 ± 2,400 people
Colombia
4,347 ± 1,618 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 51,093 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,583 and Colombia with 4,347.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
730 ± 218
Gulf War (2001-)
350 ± 172
Korea
310 ± 136

Guaynabo, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Guaynabo, PR employs 29.4k people. The largest industries in Guaynabo, PR are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,761 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,707 people), and Retail Trade (3,048 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($69,504), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($54,052), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($52,116).

Males in Puerto Rico have an average income that is 1.12 times higher than the average income of females, which is $34,367. The income inequality in Puerto Rico (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

29.4k

2022 Value

± 1,460

5.14%

1 Year growth

± 7.02%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Guaynabo, PR grew at a rate of 5.14%, from 28k employees to 29.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guaynabo, PR, are Management Occupations (4,388 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,057 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,661 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guaynabo, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

29.4k

2022 Value

± 1,460

5.14%

1 Year growth

± 7.02%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Guaynabo, PR grew at a rate of 5.14%, from 28k employees to 29.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guaynabo, PR, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,761 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,707 people), and Retail Trade (3,048 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,553

Median earning men ± $3,441

$29,405

Median earning women ± $2,472

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($63,438), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,506), and Information ($55,440).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($71,685), Wholesale Trade ($67,634), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,000).

Education

In 2022, universities in Guaynabo, PR awarded 236 degrees. The student population of Guaynabo, PR in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 1,031 male students and 622 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Guaynabo, PR are Hispanic or Latino (236 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Guaynabo, PR by number of degrees awarded are Atlantic University College (236 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Guaynabo, PR are Computer Graphics (105 and 44.5%), Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects (50 and 21.2%), and Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (36 and 15.3%).

The median tuition cost in Guaynabo, PR for private four year colleges is $5,520.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,653 students enrolled in Guaynabo, PR, 62.4% men and 37.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,653 records, of which 37.6% were women and 62.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Computer Graphics
105 degrees awarded
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects
39 degrees awarded
Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design
36 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Guaynabo, PR was Computer Graphics with 105 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Atlantic University College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

236 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Atlantic University College with 236 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 158 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Guaynabo, PR, which is 2.03 times more than the 78 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 236 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($5,520) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,540) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

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

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.73% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.44% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (756k), Bachelors Degree (514k), and Primary Education (462k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Guaynabo, PR was $218,100 in 2022, which is 0.774 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $192,400 to $218,100, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Guaynabo, PR is 71.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Guaynabo, PR have an average commute time of 25.8 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.

Median household income in Guaynabo, PR is $50,640. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Guaynabo, PR was Census Tract 404.12 with a value of $74,421, followed by Census Tract 403.04 and Census Tract 403.03, with respective values of $68,719 and $57,279.

Housing

Property

$218,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,602

$19,291

Median Property Taxes

±$1,031

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.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Guaynabo, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.6%

Homeownership

2022

72.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.6% of the housing units in Guaynabo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Guaynabo, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 404.12
Census Tract 403.04
Census Tract 403.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Guaynabo, PR was Census Tract 404.12 with a value of $74,421, followed by Census Tract 403.04 and Census Tract 403.03, with respective values of $68,719 and $57,279.

The following map shows all of the places in Guaynabo, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,640

Median Household Income

± $2,874

26.9k

Number of Households

± 1,250

In 2022, the median household income of the 26.9k households in Guaynabo, PR grew to $50,640 from the previous year's value of $45,832.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guaynabo, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2022, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.209% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Worked At Home (9.02%)
Carpooled (8.14%)

In 2022, 77.4% of workers in Guaynabo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.02%) and those who carpooled to work (8.14%).

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.

Commute Time

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guaynabo, PR have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.78% of the workforce in Guaynabo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Guaynabo, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guaynabo, PR (14.7k out of 69.9k 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 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.1% of the population of Guaynabo, PR has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 19.7% on non-group plans, and 1.58% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.5% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.88%

Uninsured

36.2%

Employer Coverage

20.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

19.7%

Non-Group

1.58%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Guaynabo, PR declined by 9.59% from 5.4% to 4.88%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Guaynabo, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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