Gurabo, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

6,440

2024 Median Age

4.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

45.3%

3.21% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$26,703

6.94% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$107,800

0.466% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,580

3.62% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Gurabo, PR employs 2.58k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gurabo, PR were Accommodation & Food Services (406 people), Retail Trade (403 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (373 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,047), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,568), and Manufacturing ($36,458).

Employment

Occupations

2.58k

2024 Value

± 422

−3.62%

1 Year decline

± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gurabo, PR declined at a rate of −3.62%, from 2.68k employees to 2.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gurabo, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (321 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (295 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gurabo, 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

2.58k

2024 Value

± 422

−3.62%

1 Year decline

± 23.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gurabo, PR declined at a rate of −3.62%, from 2.68k employees to 2.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gurabo, PR, are Accommodation & Food Services (406 people), Retail Trade (403 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (373 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gurabo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Gurabo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$25,170

Median earning men ± $9,165

$19,667

Median earning women ± $6,072

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($35,469), Manufacturing ($34,524), and Retail Trade ($28,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($36,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,508), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,875).

Education

The student population of Gurabo, PR in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 66 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gurabo, PR are Black or African American (47 and 95.9%), White (1 and 2.04%), and Two or More Races (1 and 2.04%).

The largest universities in Gurabo, PR by number of degrees awarded are Richport Technical College (242413) (49 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gurabo, PR are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (31 and 63.3%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (15 and 30.6%), and General Cosmetology (3 and 6.12%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 66 students enrolled in Gurabo, PR, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 63 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
31 degrees awarded
Nail Specialist & Manicurist
15 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Gurabo, PR was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 31 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Gurabo, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Richport Technical College (242413)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

49 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Richport Technical College (242413) with 49 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gurabo, PR, which is 0 times less than the 49 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 47 degrees mean that there were 47 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gurabo, PR was $107,800 in 2024, which is 0.324 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,300 to $107,800, a 0.466% increase. The homeownership rate in Gurabo, PR is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gurabo, PR have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gurabo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,227

$1,737

Median Property Taxes

±$314

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.6%

Homeownership

2024

73.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.6% of the housing units in Gurabo, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gurabo, 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.

$26,703

Median Household Income

± $5,322

2.82k

Number of Households

± 415

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.82k households in Gurabo, PR grew to $26,703 from the previous year's value of $24,971.

The following chart displays the households in Gurabo, 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 Gurabo, 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 (80%)
Carpooled (8.89%)
Walked (5.18%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Gurabo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.89%) and those who walked to work (5.18%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gurabo, PR have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.76% of the workforce in Gurabo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

45.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gurabo, PR (2.91k out of 6.42k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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