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Gurabo zona urbana, Puerto Rico

Gurabo zona urbana, zona urbana, in Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Gurabo zona urbana had 6,440 people in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±928). GEOID 7232823.

Residents, 2020-2024

6,440

±928 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 6,457

Median household income

$26,703

±$5,322 (90% margin)
Puerto Rico: $26,297

Median home value

$107,800

±$13,227 (90% margin)
Puerto Rico: $131,500

Median gross rent

$671

±$54 (90% margin)
Puerto Rico: $578

Where is Gurabo zona urbana and what county is it in?

Gurabo zona urbana is a zona urbana in Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico. It covers 1.2 square miles of land, 5,367 residents per square mile in 2020.

Gurabo zona urbana is the urban core of Gurabo Municipio, which had 39,780 residents on July 1, 2025: the municipio, a county equivalent, is what most sources mean by Gurabo.

Gurabo zona urbana is in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 40 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Gurabo zona urbana (marked with a dot) in Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Gurabo zona urbana, and is it growing?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Gurabo zona urbana's population at 6,440 (±928). The 2020 Census counted 6,457 residents.

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Gurabo zona urbana is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Gurabo zona urbanaGurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico Change since 2015-2019
Total population 6,440 ±928 40,228 3,234,309 no clear change
Housing units 3,494 ±387 18,002 1,634,357 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Gurabo zona urbana?

The median resident of Gurabo zona urbana is 43.0 years old; 16.8% are under 18 and 19.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 98.6%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 0.8%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Gurabo zona urbanaGurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico Change since 2015-2019
Median age 43.0 ±5.0 42.3 44.8 no clear change
Under 18 years 16.8% ±4.1 pts 16.6% 16.1% –
65 years and over 19.7% ±3.7 pts 17.8% 23.4% –
Male 47.5% ±4.2 pts 46.8% 47.3% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 98.6% ±1.0 pts 98.1% 99.0% no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±0.9 pts 1.0% 0.6% –
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.6 pts 0.4% 0.1% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.4 pts 0.0% 0.1% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.8 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.8 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.8 pts 0.2% 0.1% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.8 pts 0.3% 0.1% –
No health insurance coverage 7.5% ±3.5 pts 6.5% 5.7% no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Gurabo zona urbana earn?

Half of Gurabo zona urbana's households earn less than $26,703 a year (±$5,322), against $42,216 in Gurabo Municipio and $26,297 in Puerto Rico. In 2015-2019 it was $21,408 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 45.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Gurabo zona urbanaGurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $26,703 ±$5,322 $42,216 $26,297 no clear change
Mean household income $40,558 ±$9,580 $64,238 $41,994 –
Per capita income $17,773 ±$3,685 $25,845 $17,981 +$4,670
People below the poverty line 45.3% ±5.7 pts 29.0% 40.5% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 65.7% ±13.1 pts 36.5% 54.9% no clear change
Households receiving SNAP 46.7% ±6.4 pts 37.6% 47.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Gurabo zona urbana?

Owners occupy 61.6% of Gurabo zona urbana's occupied homes and renters 38.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,800 by its owner (±$13,227). The median renter pays $671 a month including utilities, and 32.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Gurabo zona urbanaGurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $107,800 ±$13,227 $158,500 $131,500 no clear change
Median gross rent $671 ±$54 $678 $578 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 32.3% ±14.8 pts 30.9% 42.3% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $828 ±$67 $1,144 $946 –
Owner-occupied homes 61.6% ±7.2 pts 77.2% 67.9% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 38.4% ±7.2 pts 22.8% 32.1% –
Housing units 3,494 ±387 18,002 1,634,357 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 1.0% ±1.6 pts 0.5% 1.3% –
Rental vacancy rate 2.0% ±2.4 pts 1.9% 5.1% –
Single-family detached homes 68.1% ±5.9 pts 81.4% 68.0% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±1.6 pts 0.0% 0.2% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±1.6 pts 0.4% 0.2% –
Built 2010 to 2019 1.3% ±1.1 pts 3.7% 3.2% –
Built 1939 or earlier 4.1% ±1.7 pts 1.2% 1.8% –
Households with no vehicle 16.5% ±4.2 pts 9.8% 13.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Gurabo zona urbana work and get to work?

80.0% of Gurabo zona urbana's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 25.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 10.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Gurabo zona urbanaGurabo MunicipioPuerto Rico Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 51.8% ±5.2 pts 56.7% 46.4% –
Unemployment rate 10.7% ±6.9 pts 10.4% 10.7% no clear change
Drove alone to work 80.0% ±6.2 pts 80.9% 82.6% –
Carpooled 8.9% ±4.8 pts 6.6% 6.4% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±2.1 pts 0.0% 0.9% –
Walked 5.2% ±4.2 pts 1.8% 2.4% –
Worked from home 4.0% ±3.4 pts 8.3% 6.1% –
Mean travel time to work 25.7 min ±3.2 36.0 min 28.0 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Gurabo zona urbana?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Gurabo zona urbana, and 3 more reach into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $19,356 (Tract 2103) to $31,813 (Tract 2104).

Census tracts in Gurabo zona urbana, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Gurabo zona urbana
Tract 2104Gurabo Municipio3,620 $31,813 $106,700100%
Tract 2105.04Gurabo Municipio6,186 $43,553 $157,20026%
Tract 2103Gurabo Municipio1,480 $19,356 $65,600100%
Tract 2105.03Gurabo Municipio2,979 $48,854 $165,10042%
Tract 2105.05Gurabo Municipio3,460 $66,759 $178,5004%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Gurabo zona urbana) · Census block assignment files

How does Gurabo zona urbana compare with other places in Puerto Rico?

Gurabo zona urbana ranks 43rd of 198 places in Puerto Rico with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Gurabo zona urbana's rank in Puerto Rico (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population (ACS 2020-2024)45th213
Residents per square mile45th213
Median household income43rd198
Per capita income27th211
Median home value96th204
Median gross rent25th140
Poverty rate115th201
Median age137th209
Owner-occupied share153rd212
Travel time to work106th202

Gurabo zona urbana's figures with every place in Puerto Rico (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Gurabo zona urbana?

15 of the 43 figures for Gurabo zona urbana on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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