Guayanilla Municipio, Puerto Rico

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,418
Median household income: $21,400
Median home value: $84,800

Home to 17,418 residents, Guayanilla Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $21,400 is below the Puerto Rico median ($25,096).

From 2019 to 2023, Guayanilla Municipio's population declined 5.9% from 18,514 to 17,418, while its median household income rose 23.1% from $17,379 to $21,400.

85.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,418
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $21,400
Median home value: $84,800
Median gross rent: $435
Housing units: 8,265
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 20.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,51417,418

Median household income

$17,379$21,400

Median home value

$79,700$84,800

Median gross rent

$349$435

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,514	$17,379	$79,700	$349
2020	18,080	$17,796	$78,000	$351
2021	18,047	$19,023	$76,600	$386
2022	17,670	$21,312	$83,500	$413
2023	17,418	$21,400	$84,800	$435

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	576	3.3%
5 to 17	2,523	14.5%
18 to 24	1,578	9.1%
25 to 34	2,119	12.2%
35 to 44	2,103	12.1%
45 to 54	2,202	12.6%
55 to 64	2,312	13.3%
65 to 74	2,176	12.5%
75 and over	1,829	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33	0.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,364	99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,588	20.3%
High school graduate	3,605	28.3%
Some college or associate's	3,362	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,429	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	757	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone92.0%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,156	92.0%
Carpooled	55	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	65	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	1.4%
Other means	178	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,348	30.3%
15 to 29 min	1,888	42.4%
30 to 44 min	662	14.9%
45 to 59 min	205	4.6%
60+ min	351	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 50.2% (8,702 of 17,341)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,532	71.5%
Nonfamily households	1,810	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,342	76.7%
Vacant	1,923	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,642	73.2%
Renter-occupied	1,700	26.8%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached10.9%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,095	85.8%
1-unit, attached	898	10.9%
2 to 4 units	130	1.6%
5 to 19 units	112	1.4%
20 or more units	23	0.3%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 72059
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 18.0053, -66.7983