GuÃ¡nica Municipio, Puerto Rico

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,266
Median household income: $16,210
Median home value: $82,800

GuÃ¡nica Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 13,266. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $16,210 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, GuÃ¡nica Municipio's population declined 18.6% from 16,293 to 13,266, while its median household income rose 24.7% from $12,995 to $16,210.

Owners occupy 71.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,266
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $16,210
Median home value: $82,800
Median gross rent: $330
Housing units: 9,017
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 26.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,29313,266

Median household income

$12,995$16,210

Median home value

$88,100$82,800

Median gross rent

$378$330

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,293	$12,995	$88,100	$378
2020	15,825	$12,283	$83,600	$325
2021	14,297	$12,856	$79,800	$285
2022	13,682	$14,525	$83,300	$330
2023	13,266	$16,210	$82,800	$330

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	465	3.5%
5 to 17	1,874	14.1%
18 to 24	1,300	9.8%
25 to 34	1,371	10.3%
35 to 44	1,516	11.4%
45 to 54	1,646	12.4%
55 to 64	1,626	12.3%
65 to 74	1,825	13.8%
75 and over	1,643	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18	0.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	0.5%
Two or more races	15	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,159	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.5%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,839	29.5%
High school graduate	3,783	39.3%
Some college or associate's	1,514	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,119	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	372	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone91.8%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,960	91.8%
Carpooled	24	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	88	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	143	4.4%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,273	41.3%
15 to 29 min	890	28.9%
30 to 44 min	659	21.4%
45 to 59 min	159	5.2%
60+ min	100	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 64.7% (8,474 of 13,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,613	64.7%
Nonfamily households	1,970	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,583	61.9%
Vacant	3,434	38.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,976	71.2%
Renter-occupied	1,607	28.8%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,490	83.1%
1-unit, attached	966	10.7%
2 to 4 units	65	0.7%
5 to 19 units	369	4.1%
20 or more units	112	1.2%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72055
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 37 sq mi
Water area: 42 sq mi
Center point: 17.9482, -66.9229