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Bayamón Municipio

Puerto Rico · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
182,469
Median household income
$31,354
People below poverty
34.3%
Median home value
$149,100

Income

The median income of households in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico was $31,354. An estimated 17.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 17.9
$10,000 to $14,999 8.5
$15,000 to $24,999 15.6
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5
$35,000 to $49,999 14.5
$50,000 to $74,999 13.9
$75,000 to $99,999 7.6
$100,000 to $149,999 6
$150,000 to $199,999 2.2
$200,000 or more 1.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 30603
Female 31278

An estimated 60.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,163. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 60.6
Social Security 43.5
Retirement income 17.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.6
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 34.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 51% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 32.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 30.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 34.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 51
People 65 years old and over below poverty 32.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 30.6

In 2020-2024, 37.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 51.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024, 93.7% had health insurance coverage and 6.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45% and public coverage was 56.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.7%.


In 2020-2024, Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico had a total population of 182,469 - 97,385 (53.4%) females and 85,084 (46.6%) males. The median age was 44.4 years. An estimated 15.5% of the population was under 18 years, 32.9% was 19 to 44 years, 24.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 3051 2887
5 to 9 3826 3854
10 to 14 4478 4123
15 to 19 5395 4851
20 to 24 6458 5784
25 to 29 7421 6297
30 to 34 6506 6186
35 to 39 5023 5053
40 to 44 4908 6436
45 to 49 4755 5617
50 to 54 4914 5833
55 to 59 5313 6431
60 to 64 5173 7330
65 to 69 4861 6681
70 to 74 3850 5634
75 to 79 3681 5562
80 to 84 2592 4705
85 and over 2879 4121

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 12% were White; 4.7% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 4.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 40.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 99.1% of the people in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.4% of the people in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were NaN households in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico. The average household size was NaN people.

Married-couple households made up NaN% of the households in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico while cohabiting couple households made up NaN% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were NaN% of all households, while NaN% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as NaN% of households were male householders living alone, and NaN% were female householders living alone, for a total of NaN% of all households.

In Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico, NaN% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; NaN% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households NaN
Cohabiting Couples NaN
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
NaN
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
NaN

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, NaN% of males and NaN% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married NaN NaN
Now married, except separated NaN NaN
Separated NaN NaN
Widowed NaN NaN
Divorced NaN NaN

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico, NaN grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated NaN% of the people living in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico were U.S. natives. NaN% of the Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately NaN% of Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024, NaN % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by NaN% of people at least five years old; NaN% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish NaN
Other Indo-European languages NaN
Asian and Pacific Islander languages NaN
Other languages NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, NaN % of the people at least one year old living in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house NaN
Different house, same county NaN
Different county, same state NaN
Different state NaN
Abroad NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Education

In 2020-2024, NaN % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and NaN% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated NaN% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico was NaN in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was NaN and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was NaN. College or graduate school enrollment was NaN.

Educational Attainment of People in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma NaN
High school diploma or equivalency NaN
Some college, no degree NaN
Associate's degree NaN
Bachelor's degree NaN
Graduate or professional degree NaN

Disability

In Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, NaN % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from NaN% of people under 18 years old, to NaN% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to NaN% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico, 44.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 51,260 73.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 11,313 16.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 7,022 10.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 4.3
Wholesale trade 4.8
Retail trade 14.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 7.6
Public administration 7.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 24,762 35.5
Service occupations 12,408 17.8
Sales and office occupations 21,111 30.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 5,252 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,136 8.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.9% of Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.5
Walked 1.4
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 7.2

In 2020-2024, Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico had a total of 88,047 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 20.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.6
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 79.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico had 74,334 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 13,713 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.1% while renters occupied 29.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.34.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 27.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.9% and another 16.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico:

House Heating Fuel Used in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 1.1
Electricity 22.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 75.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico was $149,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47.4 % had a mortgage. 52.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $974 and for owners without a mortgage it was $210.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico was $703. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.