San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio, Puerto Rico

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,168
Median household income: $17,834
Median home value: $110,500

Home to 39,168 residents, San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $17,834, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio's population grew 5.5% from 37,120 to 39,168, while its median household income rose 16.3% from $15,331 to $17,834.

81.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,168
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $17,834
Median home value: $110,500
Median gross rent: $481
Housing units: 18,533
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,12039,168

Median household income

$15,331$17,834

Median home value

$98,400$110,500

Median gross rent

$403$481

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,120	$15,331	$98,400	$403
2020	36,292	$15,995	$96,300	$405
2021	39,351	$16,812	$96,000	$432
2022	39,183	$17,557	$104,100	$446
2023	39,168	$17,834	$110,500	$481

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,246	3.2%
5 to 17	5,310	13.6%
18 to 24	3,232	8.3%
25 to 34	4,500	11.5%
35 to 44	4,547	11.6%
45 to 54	4,836	12.3%
55 to 64	5,527	14.1%
65 to 74	5,381	13.7%
75 and over	4,589	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	772	2.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	158	0.4%
Two or more races	47	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,191	97.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.3%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,316	28.3%
High school graduate	7,843	26.7%
Some college or associate's	6,523	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,172	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,526	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,000	81.7%
Carpooled	1,042	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	550	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	347	3.2%
Other means	76	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,637	34.1%
15 to 29 min	3,495	32.8%
30 to 44 min	1,699	15.9%
45 to 59 min	716	6.7%
60+ min	1,121	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 52.4% (20,408 of 38,954)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,519	66.9%
Nonfamily households	4,719	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,238	76.8%
Vacant	4,295	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,140	71.2%
Renter-occupied	4,098	28.8%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,041	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1,765	9.5%
2 to 4 units	1,080	5.8%
5 to 19 units	385	2.1%
20 or more units	241	1.3%
Mobile home & other	21	0.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 72131
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 70 sq mi
Water area: 0.8 sq mi
Center point: 18.3311, -66.9691