Guayama, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

18,216

2024 Median Age

39.6

1% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

46.4%

0.942% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$20,955

0.262% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$112,200

4.57% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,222

20.8% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Guayama, PR employs 6.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guayama, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (894 people), Educational Services (668 people), and Retail Trade (658 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($37,997), Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,471), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,648).

Employment

Occupations

6.22k

2024 Value

± 839

20.8%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guayama, PR grew at a rate of 20.8%, from 5.15k employees to 6.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guayama, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (821 people), Sales & Related Occupations (555 people), and Production Occupations (429 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guayama, 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

6.22k

2024 Value

± 839

20.8%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guayama, PR grew at a rate of 20.8%, from 5.15k employees to 6.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guayama, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (894 people), Educational Services (668 people), and Retail Trade (658 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guayama, PR, though some of these residents may live in Guayama, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,862

Median earning men ± $3,858

$22,855

Median earning women ± $2,816

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,696), Public Administration ($40,417), and Manufacturing ($36,038).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($82,778), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,822), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($25,838).

Education

The student population of Guayama, PR in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 923 male students and 1,780 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Guayama, PR are Hispanic or Latino (531 and 99.4%), White (2 and 0.375%), and Black or African American (1 and 0.187%).

The largest universities in Guayama, PR by number of degrees awarded are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama (450 and 84.3%) and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama (84 and 15.7%).

The most popular majors in Guayama, PR are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (205 and 38.4%), Registered Nursing (82 and 15.4%), and Accounting (22 and 4.12%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $4,968.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Guayama, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 43.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 94.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,703 (34.1% men and 65.9% 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 2,703 students enrolled in Guayama, PR, 34.1% men and 65.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,676 records, of which 65.8% were women and 34.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
205 degrees awarded
Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology
20 degrees awarded
Mechanical Engineering Technology
17 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Guayama, PR was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 205 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama
450 degrees awarded
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama
84 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama with 450 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 180 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Guayama, PR, which is 0.508 times less than the 354 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 531 degrees mean that there were 266 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 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 not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($4,968) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($812) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,693) 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 Guayama, PR was $112,200 in 2024, which is 0.337 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,300 to $112,200, a 4.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Guayama, PR is 57.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guayama, PR have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guayama, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,155

$5,067

Median Property Taxes

±$610

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

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

Rent vs Own

57.6%

Homeownership

2024

70.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.6% of the housing units in Guayama, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Guayama, 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.

$20,955

Median Household Income

± $1,728

8.79k

Number of Households

± 891

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.79k households in Guayama, PR declined from $20,955 from the previous year's value of $21,010.

The following chart displays the households in Guayama, 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 Guayama, 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 (82.2%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (5.51%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Guayama, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (5.51%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guayama, PR have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.35% of the workforce in Guayama, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

46.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guayama, PR (8.44k out of 18.2k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guayama, 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

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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