Guayanilla Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
17,141
2024 Median Age
44.5
1.6% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
46.4%
7.61% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$23,915
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$87,400
3.07% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,816
5.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Guayanilla 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 Guayanilla Municipio, PR was $87,400, and the homeownership rate was 71.8%.

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

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 5.52 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.9k people) in Guayanilla Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Other (Hispanic) and 1.32k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guayanilla Municipio, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    12.9k ± 666
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.33k ± 560
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.32k ± 421
99.8%
Hispanic Population
17.1k people

In 2024, there were 5.52 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.9k people) in Guayanilla Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Other (Hispanic) and 1.32k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.8% of the people in Guayanilla Municipio, PR are hispanic (17.1k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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
    196 ± 87
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    113 ± 79
  3. Korea
    54 ± 52

Guayanilla Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Guayanilla Municipio, PR employs 4.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guayanilla Municipio, PR were Manufacturing (684 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), and Public Administration (625 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($30,149), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,000), and Utilities ($28,913).

Employment

Occupations

4.82k
2024 Value
± 522
5.41%
1 Year growth
± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guayanilla Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 5.41%, from 4.57k employees to 4.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guayanilla Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (639 people), Sales & Related Occupations (487 people), and Production Occupations (486 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guayanilla Municipio, 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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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

4.82k
2024 Value
± 522
5.41%
1 Year growth
± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guayanilla Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 5.41%, from 4.57k employees to 4.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guayanilla Municipio, PR, are Manufacturing (684 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), and Public Administration (625 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guayanilla Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Guayanilla Municipio, 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

$21,127
Median earning men ± $3,748
$18,698
Median earning women ± $1,650

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,073), Public Administration ($26,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($29,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,809), and Public Administration ($25,734).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Guayanilla Municipio, PR was $87,400 in 2024, which is 0.263 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,800 to $87,400, a 3.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Guayanilla Municipio, PR is 71.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guayanilla Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guayanilla Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,663
$4,588
Median Property Taxes
±$365

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

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

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Rent vs Own

71.8%
Homeownership
2024
70.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.8% of the housing units in Guayanilla Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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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.
$23,915
Median Household Income
± $2,978
6.39k
Number of Households
± 530

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.39k households in Guayanilla Municipio, PR grew to $23,915 from the previous year's value of $21,400.

The following chart displays the households in Guayanilla 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guayanilla Municipio, 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 (92.3%)
  2. Other (4.43%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.57%)

In 2024, 92.3% of workers in Guayanilla Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.43%) and those who worked at home (1.57%).

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

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guayanilla Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.31% of the workforce in Guayanilla Municipio, 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 Guayanilla Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Guayanilla Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

46.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guayanilla Municipio, PR (7.91k out of 17.1k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guayanilla 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.

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Health

96.8% of the population of Guayanilla Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 19.1% on employee plans, 53.7% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.17%
Uninsured
19.1%
Employer Coverage
53.7%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
1.22%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Guayanilla Municipio, PR declined by 13.4% from 3.66% to 3.17%.

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