Puerto Rico Demographics - According to Census Bureau population estimates program, there were 3.9 million people living in Puerto Rico in 2006. Of these, nearly 20 percent were children and 12.8 percent age 65 and over. The median age of Puerto Rico residents was 34.7.
Households in Puerto Rico were more likely than those in the United States to contain at least one person 65 and over, 29.3 percent compared with 23.2 percent, and at least one person under 18, 38.8 percent compared with 34.6 percent.
Puerto Rico Education - From 2000 to 2006, Puerto Rico’s high school completion rate increased from 60 percent to 66.1 percent, and its bachelor’s degree attainment rate increased from 18.3 percent to 20.7 percent among people 25 years and over. Guaynabo had one of the highest bachelor’s degree rates among municipios with populations of 65,000 or greater, going from 35.9 percent in 2000 to 40.7 percent in 2006. Its high school completion rate increased from 72.3 percent to 77.4 percent. |
