Guánica Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

12,855

2024 Median Age

45.9

0.218% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

63.6%

1.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$17,633

8.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$87,200

5.31% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,552

8.72% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Guánica Municipio, 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.

In 2024, the median property value in Guánica Municipio, PR was $87,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.7%.

Most people in Guánica Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Guánica Municipio, PR was 1 car per household.

Guánica Municipio, PR borders Guayanilla Municipio, PR, Lajas Municipio, PR, Sabana Grande Municipio, PR, and Yauco Municipio, PR.

United States Puerto Rico Ponce, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.12 times more White (Hispanic) residents (7.74k people) in Guánica Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.66k Other (Hispanic) and 962 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guánica Municipio, PR

White (Hispanic)
7.74k ± 652
Other (Hispanic)
3.66k ± 555
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
962 ± 273

99.1%

Hispanic Population

12.7k people

99.1% of the people in Guánica Municipio, PR are hispanic (12.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Guánica Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
Colombia
4,201 ± 1,590 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
40 ± 44
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 45
Vietnam
27 ± 43

Guánica Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Guánica Municipio, PR.

Health

94.3% of the population of Guánica Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 14.4% on employee plans, 55.1% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 7.23% on non-group plans, and 0.646% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.74%

Uninsured

14.4%

Employer Coverage

55.1%

Medicaid

16.9%

Medicare

7.23%

Non-Group

0.646%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Guánica Municipio, PR grew by 17.3% from 4.9% to 5.74%.

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

Economy

The economy of Guánica Municipio, PR employs 3.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guánica Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (609 people), Manufacturing (430 people), and Public Administration (358 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($60,515), Public Administration ($33,068), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($25,446).

Employment

Occupations

3.55k

2024 Value

± 436

8.72%

1 Year growth

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guánica Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.72%, from 3.27k employees to 3.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guánica Municipio, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (387 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (349 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (329 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guánica Municipio, 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

3.55k

2024 Value

± 436

8.72%

1 Year growth

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guánica Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.72%, from 3.27k employees to 3.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guánica Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (609 people), Manufacturing (430 people), and Public Administration (358 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guánica Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Guánica Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,763

Median earning men ± $1,454

$14,993

Median earning women ± $6,075

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,765), Public Administration ($33,580), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($24,773).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($23,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,915), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($20,536).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Guánica Municipio, PR was $87,200 in 2024, which is 0.262 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,800 to $87,200, a 5.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Guánica Municipio, PR is 68.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guánica Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guánica Municipio, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$87,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,062

$3,974

Median Property Taxes

±$319

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2024

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.7% of the housing units in Guánica Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Guánica Municipio, 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.

$17,633

Median Household Income

± $1,432

5.78k

Number of Households

± 504

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.78k households in Guánica Municipio, PR grew to $17,633 from the previous year's value of $16,210.

The following chart displays the households in Guánica Municipio, 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 Guánica Municipio, 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 (88.1%)
Walked (4.36%)
Worked At Home (2.96%)

In 2024, 88.1% of workers in Guánica Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.36%) and those who worked at home (2.96%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guánica Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.58% of the workforce in Guánica Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Guánica Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Guánica Municipio, PR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

63.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guánica Municipio, PR (8.06k out of 12.7k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guánica Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White 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.