Puerto Rico · GEOID 72131

San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 39,088 · 19,193 housing units

Median household income

$19,920

State $27,233

Median home value

$115,000

State $134,630

Median gross rent

$508

State $587

Homeownership rate

74.7%

State 67.9%

Renter cost-burden rate

53.6%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

18.9%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.9%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

14.4%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

23.9%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

5.77

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio	Puerto Rico
Population	39,088	3,234,309
Population density (per sq. mi.)	555.02	—
Median household income	$19,920	$27,233
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$33,600	—
Households	14,605	—
Average household size	2.66 people	—
Owner-occupied	74.7%	67.9%
Renter-occupied	25.3%	32.1%
Race	65.6% White · 1.8% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio compared with Puerto Rico.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

21.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 29.8%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	43.4%	$18,770	$469	$38,849
1 earner	33.8%	$23,434	$586	$56,210
2 earners	18.3%	$44,761	$1,119	$135,596
3+ earners	4.5%	$86,375	$2,159	$290,498

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

14,605

Average size: 2.66 people

Households with children

2,574

17.6% of households

Per-capita income

$12,443

Poverty rate: 47.0%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

74.7% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 93.5% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 5.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

44.1% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,983.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $115,000.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $508.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 4,588 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 4.6% · For rent 13.6% · Seasonal 25.7% · Other 55.1%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

19.2% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 80.8% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

6.1%

1,180 units of 19,193 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

13.2%

2,529 units of 19,193 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$15,936

100% MHI$19,920

120% MHI$23,904

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$18,850	$21,550	$26,900
100% AMI	$23,520	$26,880	$33,600
120% AMI	$28,200	$32,250	$40,300

HUD FMR Area: Aguadilla, PR MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

53.6% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (21.6% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

18.9% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in San SebastiÃ¡n Municipio.

Covered employment

5,383

Across 14 sectors

Establishments

576

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$23,663

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,439	$22,979	$54,516	−$60,484	$574
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	781	$21,204	$47,909	−$67,091	$530
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	769	$33,150	$92,376	−$22,624	$829
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	755	$24,615	$60,606	−$54,394	$615
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	444	$11,833	$13,027	−$101,973	$296
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	346	$19,769	$42,567	−$72,433	$494
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	261	$22,208	$51,646	−$63,354	$555
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	237	$17,266	$33,250	−$81,750	$432
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	140	$40,372	$119,259	+$4,259	$1,009
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	112	$19,070	$39,966	−$75,034	$477
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	43	$28,975	$76,835	−$38,165	$724
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	24	$30,511	$82,553	−$32,447	$763
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	20	$74,539	$246,440	+$131,440	$1,863
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	12	$36,474	$104,749	−$10,251	$912

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	769	$33,150	$92,376	−$22,624	$829
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	660	$19,178	$40,368	−$74,632	$479
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	568	$14,270	$22,098	−$92,902	$357
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	565	$26,634	$68,121	−$46,879	$666
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	424	$18,606	$38,238	−$76,762	$465
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	297	$10,879	$9,476	−$105,524	$272
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	245	$26,253	$66,703	−$48,297	$656
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	225	$37,310	$107,861	−$7,139	$933
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	208	$23,711	$57,241	−$57,759	$593
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	190	$17,807	$35,264	−$79,736	$445
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	147	$13,761	$20,204	−$94,796	$344
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	126	$19,403	$41,205	−$73,795	$485
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	118	$18,719	$38,659	−$76,341	$468
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	104	$21,538	$49,152	−$65,848	$538
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	97	$25,947	$65,564	−$49,436	$649
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	95	$17,205	$33,023	−$81,977	$430
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	91	$33,455	$93,511	−$21,489	$836
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	72	$43,065	$129,283	+$14,283	$1,077
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	71	$14,500	$22,954	−$92,046	$363
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	70	$15,179	$25,482	−$89,518	$379
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	68	$19,664	$42,177	−$72,823	$492
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	60	$13,622	$19,686	−$95,314	$341
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	53	$16,311	$29,696	−$85,304	$408
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	47	$15,504	$26,692	−$88,308	$388
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	42	$16,818	$31,583	−$83,417	$420
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	42	$18,117	$36,418	−$78,582	$453
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	35	$20,103	$43,811	−$71,189	$503
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	30	$28,603	$75,451	−$39,549	$715
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	20	$74,539	$246,440	+$131,440	$1,863
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	16	$40,798	$120,844	+$5,844	$1,020
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	12	$36,474	$104,749	−$10,251	$912
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	8	$14,418	$22,649	−$92,351	$360

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	1,600	850	113%	$10.70	$22,250	$51,803	$556
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	1,830	(380)	(17%)	$11.08	$23,050	$54,780	$576
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	2,660	380	17%	$11.82	$24,590	$60,513	$615
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	1,100	310	39%	$12.08	$25,120	$62,486	$628
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	60	(20)	(25%)	$12.24	$25,470	$63,788	$637
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,160	100	9%	$12.39	$25,770	$64,905	$644
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	620	200	48%	$12.57	$26,150	$66,320	$654
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	600	0	0%	$12.86	$26,750	$68,553	$669
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	780	500	179%	$13.01	$27,060	$69,707	$677
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	690	500	263%	$13.31	$27,680	$72,015	$692
Tellers SOC 43-3071	160	(60)	(27%)	$14.00	$29,130	$77,412	$728
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	200	30	18%	$14.53	$30,220	$81,470	$756
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	120	70	140%	$15.24	$31,700	$86,979	$793
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	40	(10)	(20%)	$16.25	$33,800	$94,796	$845
Electricians SOC 47-2111	90	40	80%	$18.26	$37,980	$110,355	$950
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	600	50	9%	$19.17	$39,880	$117,427	$997
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	120	(50)	(29%)	$20.87	$43,410	$130,567	$1,085
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	410	(920)	(69%)	—	$52,100	$162,914	$1,303

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 72131 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.