Guayanilla, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,820
2024 Median Age
55.8
6.08% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
35.6%
1.01% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$28,713
1.84% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$100,400
2024 Employed Population
597
5.98% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Guayanilla, 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, PR was $100,400, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Guayanilla, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Guayanilla, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoGuayanilla Municipio, PRPonce, PRYauco, Sabana Grande & Peñuelas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 3.87 times more White (Hispanic) residents (1.8k people) in Guayanilla, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 465 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 369 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guayanilla, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    1.8k ± 491
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    465 ± 152
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    369 ± 144
100%
Hispanic Population
2.82k people

In 2024, there were 3.87 times more White (Hispanic) residents (1.8k people) in Guayanilla, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 465 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 369 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in Guayanilla, PR are hispanic (2.82k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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
    84 ± 61
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 29
  3. Korea
    16 ± 28

Guayanilla, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Guayanilla, PR employs 597 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guayanilla, PR were Public Administration (120 people), Manufacturing (95 people), and Retail Trade (85 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($41,786), Educational Services ($30,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,196).

Employment

Occupations

597
2024 Value
± 198
−5.98%
1 Year decline
± 48.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guayanilla, PR declined at a rate of −5.98%, from 635 employees to 597 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guayanilla, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (99 people), Production Occupations (84 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guayanilla, 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

597
2024 Value
± 198
−5.98%
1 Year decline
± 48.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guayanilla, PR declined at a rate of −5.98%, from 635 employees to 597 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guayanilla, PR, are Public Administration (120 people), Manufacturing (95 people), and Retail Trade (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guayanilla, PR, though some of these residents may live in Guayanilla, 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

$26,667
Median earning men ± $6,203
$21,220
Median earning women ± $7,163

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($103,307), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,329), and Manufacturing ($18,494).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($38,090) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,739).

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Housing & Living

People in Guayanilla, PR have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guayanilla, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$100,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,469
$872
Median Property Taxes
±$175

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

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

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Rent vs Own

70.8%
Homeownership
2024
61.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.8% of the housing units in Guayanilla, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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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.
$28,713
Median Household Income
± $3,426
1.23k
Number of Households
± 212

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.23k households in Guayanilla, PR declined from $28,713 from the previous year's value of $29,250.

The following chart displays the households in Guayanilla, 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, 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 (98.8%)
  2. Carpooled (1.17%)

In 2024, 98.8% of workers in Guayanilla, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (1.17%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guayanilla, PR have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.37% of the workforce in Guayanilla, 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, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Guayanilla, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guayanilla, PR (1k out of 2.81k 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 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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Health

96.8% of the population of Guayanilla, PR has health coverage, with 20.7% on employee plans, 32.7% on Medicaid, 27.4% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 2.06% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.61% under 18 years, 13.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 39% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.17%
Uninsured
20.7%
Employer Coverage
32.7%
Medicaid
27.4%
Medicare
14%
Non-Group
2.06%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Guayanilla, PR declined by 18.3% from 3.87% to 3.17%.

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