Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR

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2021 Population

90,666

8% 1-year growth

2021 Median Age

43.6

0.926% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

31.6%

1.15% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$29,314

3.74% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$124,600

2.04% 1-year decline

2021 Employed Population

31,035

4.98% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR had a population of 90.7k people with a median age of 43.6 and a median household income of $29,314. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR grew from 83,951 to 90,666, a 8% increase and its median household income grew from $28,256 to $29,314, a 3.74% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are White (Hispanic) (47.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (26%), Other (Hispanic) (18.3%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (7.23%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (0.428%).

94.8% of the households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (563 degrees awarded in 2021), Automeca Technical College-Bayamon (330 degrees), and Universidad Central de Bayamon (248 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was $124,600, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

Most people in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was 2 cars per household.

Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR borders Toa Baja & Dorado Municipios PUMA, PR, Toa Alta & Vega Alta Municipios PUMA, PR, Carr 156-Carr 164 PUMA, PR, Carr 14-Carr 173 PUMA, PR, Bayamón Municipio (Este) PUMA, PR, and Guaynabo & Cataño Municipios PUMA, PR.

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Population & Diversity

In 2021, there were 1.83 times more White (Hispanic) residents (43k people) in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.5k Two+ (Hispanic) and 16.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are Spanish (83,041 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (70 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (15 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

48,776

Women

53.8%

41,939

Men

46.2%

The resident population of United States in 2021 was 90,715 inhabitants, with 46.2% men, and 53.8% women.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR

White (Hispanic)
43k ± 2.05k
Two+ (Hispanic)
23.5k ± 2k
Other (Hispanic)
16.6k ± 2.07k

99%

Hispanic Population

89.8k people

99% of the people in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are hispanic (89.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
1,118 ± 816 people
Cuba
175 ± 324 people
Mexico
120 ± 269 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 1,118 Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR residents, followed by Cuba with 175 and Mexico with 120.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
83,041 households (94.6%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
70 households (0.0798%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
15 households (0.0171%)

94.8% of the households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was Spanish. 94.6% of the households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
922 ± 206
Gulf War (2001-)
412 ± 153
Gulf War (1990s)
317 ± 142

Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.24 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR employs 31k people. The largest industries in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are Elementary & secondary schools (1,989 people), Restaurants & Food Services (1,695 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,551 people), and the highest paying industries are Services incidental to transportation ($85,744), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($74,312), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($72,659).

Males in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR have an average income that is 1.15 times higher than the average income of females, which is $31,345. The income inequality in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.411, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

14,830

Women

50.2%

14,734

Men

49.8%

The workforce of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR in 2020 was 29,564 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR.

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Occupations

31k

2021 Value

4.98%

1 Year growth

± 4.98%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR grew at a rate of 4.98%, from 29.6k employees to 31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, are Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,810 people), Cashiers (1,393 people), and Retail salespersons (1,020 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

31k

2021 Value

4.98%

1 Year growth

± 4.98%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR grew at a rate of 4.98%, from 29.6k employees to 31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, are Elementary & secondary schools (1,989 people), Restaurants & Food Services (1,695 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,551 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, though some of these residents may live in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$20,049

Median earning men ± $1,252

$20,812

Median earning women ± $874

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,841), Public Administration ($25,822), and Manufacturing ($23,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,074), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,409), and Information ($29,118).

Education

In 2021, universities in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR awarded 1,412 degrees. The student population of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 3,202 male students and 2,729 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are Hispanic or Latino (1,383 and 98.2%), followed by Asian (9 and 0.639%), White (9 and 0.639%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (4 and 0.284%).

The largest universities in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR by number of degrees awarded are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (563 and 39.9%), Automeca Technical College-Bayamon (330 and 23.4%), and Universidad Central de Bayamon (248 and 17.6%).

The most popular majors in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR are Automobile Mechanics Technology (130 and 9.21%), Autobody & Collision Repair Technology (91 and 6.44%), and Registered Nursing (91 and 6.44%).

The median tuition cost in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR for private four year colleges is $4,560.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2021 in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 95.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 5,931 (54% men and 46% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 5,931 students enrolled in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, 54% men and 46% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,807 records, of which 45.8% were women and 54.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
48 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
89 degree-majors awarded
Accounting
51 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was General Biological Sciences with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
563 degrees awarded
Automeca Technical College-Bayamon
330 degrees awarded
Universidad Central de Bayamon
248 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon with 563 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 841 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, which is 1.47 times more than the 571 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,383 degrees mean that there were 154 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 9 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($7,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,070) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,504) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 1.84% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.89% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (18.7k), Some college (16.2k), and Bachelors Degree (15.4k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was $124,600 in 2021, which is 0.509 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $127,200 to $124,600, a 2.04% decrease. The homeownership rate in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR is 74.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR have an average commute time of 34.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR is $29,314. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was San Juan Municipio (Sur) PUMA, PR with a value of $35,620, followed by Guaynabo & Cataño Municipios PUMA, PR and Carolina Municipio (Norte) PUMA, PR, with respective values of $33,826 and $30,759.

Housing

Property

$124,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$2,445

$23,854

Median Property Taxes

±$975

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2021

73.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 74.6% of the housing units in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was San Juan Municipio (Sur) PUMA, PR with a value of $35,620, followed by Guaynabo & Cataño Municipios PUMA, PR and Carolina Municipio (Norte) PUMA, PR, with respective values of $33,826 and $30,759.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$29,314

Median Household Income

± $1,490

32k

Number of Households

± 1,252

In 2021, the median household income of the 32k households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR grew to $29,314 from the previous year's value of $28,256.

The following chart displays the households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

0.411

2021 Wage GINI in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR

0.412

2020 Wage GINI in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR

In 2021, the income inequality in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was 0.411 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.197% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (76%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Worked At Home (5.74%)

In 2021, 76% of workers in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (5.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR have a longer commute time (34.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.98% of the workforce in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR (28.4k out of 89.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.1% of the population of Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR has health coverage, with 27.6% on employee plans, 34.5% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.95%

Uninsured

27.6%

Employer Coverage

34.5%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

Non-Group

1.22%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR grew by 0.29% from 7.93% to 7.95%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.