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Guánica Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Guánica Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Guánica Municipio is a small coastal community of 13,266 with a predominantly local-born population (0.3% foreign-born) and an older median age of 45.9 years, reflecting a workforce that has contracted sharply alongside a 21.0% population decline over five years. Labor force participation stands at just 40.2%, unemployment at 26.7%, and only 15.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $15,701. At a 64.7% poverty rate and median household income of $17,633, the municipality offers some of the lowest occupancy costs in Puerto Rico — median rent of $330/month and a median home value of $82,800 — though these figures reflect deep structural economic constraints rather than transient affordability.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

13,266

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$17,633

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-21.0% since 2018

Guánica Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,770 (60.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,722 (29.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race962 (7.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone280 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races117 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone4 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish12,279
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

156

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$9,705

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance635
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)609
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services451
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)430
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)358

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations960
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations746
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations736
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations662
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations448

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.82×)147
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.40×)370
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.62×)249
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.35×)481
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.13×)367

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$82,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$330/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999594 (14.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999576 (14.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999567 (14.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999468 (11.8%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999423 (10.6%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999367 (9.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

70.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$15,701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,094 (88.1%)
  • Walked153 (4.4%)
  • Worked At Home104 (3.0%)
  • Carpooled84 (2.4%)
  • Other65 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit13 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.