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San Germán Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

San Germán Municipio is a small Puerto Rican municipality of 31,514 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 31.5% and unemployment at 6.6%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce with median worker earnings of $16,948 and a poverty rate of 51.9%. Roughly 24.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the population skews older with a median age of 47.4 years. Housing costs are exceptionally low—median home value of $100,100 and median gross rent of $464/month—though the population has declined 1.9% over five years.

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

Population

31,514

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$18,317

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,279 (64.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7,154 (22.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,091 (9.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone608 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races128 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone45 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish29,270
  2. 2.Other Indo-European14
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

687

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,371

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

51.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,273
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,242
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,100
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services892
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services738

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,702
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,918
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,703
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,494
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations798

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.59×)201
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)516
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)1,031
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)787
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)2,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$464/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,171 (15.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999952 (12.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999863 (11.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999625 (8.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999606 (7.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999525 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$16,948

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,316 (86.6%)
  • Carpooled553 (6.5%)
  • Worked At Home300 (3.6%)
  • Walked190 (2.2%)
  • Other78 (0.9%)
  • Taxi9 (0.1%)

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.