Guayama Municipio, Puerto Rico

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,845
Median household income: $20,273
Median home value: $103,500

Home to 35,845 residents, Guayama Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $20,273, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Guayama Municipio's population declined 12.3% from 40,889 to 35,845, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $17,261 to $20,273.

22.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,845
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $20,273
Median home value: $103,500
Median gross rent: $443
Housing units: 18,227
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,88935,845

Median household income

$17,261$20,273

Median home value

$86,300$103,500

Median gross rent

$374$443

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,889	$17,261	$86,300	$374
2020	40,198	$17,319	$84,700	$383
2021	37,388	$17,815	$84,900	$385
2022	36,365	$19,165	$98,300	$411
2023	35,845	$20,273	$103,500	$443

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,169	3.3%
5 to 17	5,038	14.1%
18 to 24	3,650	10.2%
25 to 34	5,470	15.3%
35 to 44	4,284	12.0%
45 to 54	4,483	12.5%
55 to 64	4,489	12.5%
65 to 74	3,966	11.1%
75 and over	3,296	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20	0.1%
Black or African American	13	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.1%
Two or more races	42	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,741	99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,321	20.5%
High school graduate	9,172	35.3%
Some college or associate's	5,655	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,871	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,969	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,242	84.6%
Carpooled	963	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	133	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	406	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,169	23.2%
15 to 29 min	4,178	44.7%
30 to 44 min	1,598	17.1%
45 to 59 min	558	6.0%
60+ min	835	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 48.6% (16,414 of 33,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,183	61.4%
Nonfamily households	5,782	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,965	82.1%
Vacant	3,262	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,704	71.5%
Renter-occupied	4,261	28.5%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,291	83.9%
1-unit, attached	842	4.6%
2 to 4 units	748	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1,085	6.0%
20 or more units	162	0.9%
Mobile home & other	99	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 72057
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 65 sq mi
Water area: 42 sq mi
Center point: 17.9739, -66.1375