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00653

Guanica, PR · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
8,495
Median household income
$16,736
People below poverty
63.7%
Median home value
$85,600

Income

The median income of households in 00653 was $16,736. An estimated 29.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 29.7
$10,000 to $14,999 14.7
$15,000 to $24,999 24.5
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 6.4
$75,000 to $99,999 2
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 0.4
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 21642
Female 25380

An estimated 52.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $13,863. 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 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 52.6
Social Security 43.9
Retirement income 12.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.2
Cash public assistance income 10.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 63.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 76.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 61.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 61.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 63.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 76.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 61.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 61.7

In 2020-2024, 59.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 52.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 00653 in 2020-2024, 94.8% had health insurance coverage and 5.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 20% and public coverage was 77.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 00653 had a total population of 8,495 - 4,327 (50.9%) females and 4,168 (49.1%) males. The median age was 46.1 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 31.1% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 00653 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 102 143
5 to 9 106 127
10 to 14 243 259
15 to 19 384 53
20 to 24 295 341
25 to 29 278 322
30 to 34 185 117
35 to 39 172 113
40 to 44 228 588
45 to 49 280 295
50 to 54 287 358
55 to 59 238 196
60 to 64 313 329
65 to 69 331 301
70 to 74 271 271
75 to 79 241 293
80 to 84 164 164
85 and over 50 57

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 62.5% were White; 2.7% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 2.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 99.4% of the people in 00653 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 00653 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 00653. The average household size was NaN people.

Married-couple households made up NaN% of the households in 00653 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 00653, 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 00653 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 00653, 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 00653 were U.S. natives. NaN% of the 00653 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately NaN% of 00653 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 00653 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 00653.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 00653 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 00653 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 00653 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 00653 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 00653 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 00653 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 00653 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 00653, 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 00653, 32.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 57.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 68.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,624 68.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 583 24.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 149 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 00653 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.8
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 8.8
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 16.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.1
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 13.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 00653 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 472 20
Service occupations 763 32.4
Sales and office occupations 454 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 260 11
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 407 17.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 89.7% of 00653 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 89.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 4.8
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 2.1

In 2020-2024, 00653 had a total of 5,797 housing units. Of these housing units, 92.9% 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"). 7.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 00653 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 81.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 00653 had 3,910 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,887 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 67.8% while renters occupied 32.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.19 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.1.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 36.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10% and another 9.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 00653:

House Heating Fuel Used in 00653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 0.7
Electricity 6.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 91.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 00653 was $85,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 12.7 % had a mortgage. 87.3% 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 $626 and for owners without a mortgage it was $136.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 00653 was $336. 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.