Bayamón, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

166,923

2024 Median Age

44.1

0.227% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

34.2%

0.703% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$31,750

2.23% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$149,900

3.81% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

64,245

2.23% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Bayamón, PR employs 64.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bayamón, PR were Retail Trade (8,856 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,563 people), and Educational Services (5,338 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($48,750), Information ($43,021), and Utilities ($39,850).

Employment

Occupations

64.2k

2024 Value

± 1,918

2.23%

1 Year growth

± 4.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayamón, PR grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 62.8k employees to 64.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bayamón, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,416 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8,258 people), and Management Occupations (5,290 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bayamón, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

64.2k

2024 Value

± 1,918

2.23%

1 Year growth

± 4.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bayamón, PR grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 62.8k employees to 64.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bayamón, PR, are Retail Trade (8,856 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,563 people), and Educational Services (5,338 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bayamón, PR, though some of these residents may live in Bayamón, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$25,071

Median earning men ± $1,113

$24,885

Median earning women ± $750

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($41,111), Manufacturing ($37,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,498).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($48,070), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,865), and Wholesale Trade ($35,785).

Education

The student population of Bayamón, PR in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 16,309 male students and 25,339 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bayamón, PR are Hispanic or Latino (15,339 and 89.4%), Black or African American (780 and 4.55%), White (671 and 3.91%), and Two or More Races (141 and 0.822%).

The largest universities in Bayamón, PR by number of degrees awarded are NUC University (14,321 and 83.5%), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (611 and 3.56%), and Automeca Technical College-Bayamon (396 and 2.31%).

The most popular majors in Bayamón, PR are Registered Nursing (1,165 and 6.79%), Medical Insurance Specialist (1,143 and 6.66%), and Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (1,113 and 6.49%).

The median tuition costs are $5,193 for private four year colleges, and $5,954 and $5,954 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Bayamón, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 38.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 87.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 41,648 (39.2% men and 60.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 41,648 students enrolled in Bayamón, PR, 39.2% men and 60.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 37,977 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Insurance Specialist
867 degrees awarded
Medical Assistant
795 degrees awarded
Barbering
776 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Bayamón, PR was Medical Insurance Specialist with 867 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Bayamón, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

NUC University
14,321 degrees awarded
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
611 degrees awarded
Automeca Technical College-Bayamon
396 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was NUC University with 14,321 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 6,572 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bayamón, PR, which is 0.621 times less than the 10,585 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 15,339 degrees mean that there were 19.7 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 780 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

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($11,885) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,725) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,168) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bayamón, PR was $149,900 in 2024, which is 0.451 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,400 to $149,900, a 3.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Bayamón, PR is 69.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bayamón, PR have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bayamón, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$149,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$1,964

$47,496

Median Property Taxes

±$1,308

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 Bayamón, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.4%

Homeownership

2024

72.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.4% of the housing units in Bayamón, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$31,750

Median Household Income

± $958

68.4k

Number of Households

± 1,862

In 2024, the median household income of the 68.4k households in Bayamón, PR grew to $31,750 from the previous year's value of $31,058.

The following chart displays the households in Bayamón, 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 Bayamón, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.4%)
Worked At Home (7.44%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Bayamón, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.4%) and those who worked at home (7.44%).

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

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bayamón, PR have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.74% of the workforce in Bayamón, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bayamón, PR (55.7k out of 163k 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 55 - 64.

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

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

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

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

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