What share of households in Guacara are in extreme poverty?

2.8% of households in the Guacara municipality (1,296) were classified as extremely poor at the 2011 census, 8th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 7.0% nationally.

What share of households in Guacara are overcrowded?

7.0% of households in the Guacara municipality were overcrowded at the 2011 census, 7th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 10.4% nationally.

What share of homes in Guacara are of inadequate quality?

5.2% of households in the Guacara municipality lived in inadequate-quality dwellings at the 2011 census, 10th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 9.0% nationally.

What share of households in Guacara lack basic services?

3.4% of households in the Guacara municipality had a deficit in basic services at the 2011 census, 8th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 9.1% nationally.

What share of households in Guacara have an economic dependency deficit?

1.9% of households in the Guacara municipality had a deficit of economic and educational capacity of the head of household at the 2011 census, 7th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.4% nationally.

Poverty and living standards in Guacara, Venezuela: official figures

15.2% of households in the Guacara municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 7th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

Households classified as poor or extremely poor

15.2%

2011 census

How Guacara compares with other cities in Venezuela

Households classified as poor or extremely poor (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 20 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as poor or extremely poor
17	Punto Fijo	18.1%
18	Turmero	17.9%
19	Guatire	17.7%
20	Guacara	15.2%
21	Maracay	13.8%
22	Guarenas	12.9%
23	Caracas	12.0%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Households classified as extremely poor (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 19 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as extremely poor
16	Puerto Cabello	4.2%
17	Valera	3.9%
18	El Tigre	3.7%
19	Guacara	2.8%
20	Guarenas	2.5%
21	Punto Fijo	2.1%
22	Naguanagua	2.1%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Overcrowded households (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 20 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Overcrowded households
17	Valencia	8.5%
18	Valera	8.2%
19	Maracay	7.3%
20	Guacara	7.0%
21	Caracas	6.5%
22	Guarenas	6.2%
23	Guatire	6.2%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Households in inadequate-quality dwellings (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 17 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households in inadequate-quality dwellings
14	Barinas	6.5%
15	Puerto Cabello	5.9%
16	Cabimas	5.7%
17	Guacara	5.2%
18	Guarenas	4.8%
19	Maracay	4.6%
20	San Cristóbal	4.2%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Households with a deficit in basic services (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 19 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households with a deficit in basic services
16	Guatire	4.4%
17	Ciudad Ojeda	4.2%
18	Barinas	3.4%
19	Guacara	3.4%
20	Naguanagua	3.1%
21	Punto Fijo	2.9%
22	Guarenas	2.5%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela: Viviendas, hogares y personas, Censo 2011: persons (age, urban/rural, indigenous, school attendance, illiteracy), households (size, headship, poverty classification, household deficits) and dwellings by municipality, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 936f89b85c8c…)

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