Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,035	3,234,309	334,922,499	1730th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$19,695	$26,297	$80,734	3213th of 3,221
Median Age	48.5	44.8	38.9	330th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.1%	29.8%	35.7%	1644th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$107,800	$131,500	$332,700	2881st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$479	$578	$1,413	3183rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	52.6%	40.5%	12.5%	12th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	16.5%	10.7%	5.2%	22nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	384.2	944.5	n/a	417th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	2.7%	14.1%	2909th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	69.8%	67.9%	65.2%	2321st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	28.0	26.4	1945th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	6.1%	15.1%	3101st of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	34.4%	34.6%	46.9%	3105th of 3,222

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98.6%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.6%
Diversity Index	2.7	2.1	61.4

Age in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	48.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.0%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.3%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	8,844	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.9%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	29.3%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.8%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	40.4%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$11,343	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	60.2%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.8%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	0.9%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.0%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	52.6%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	84.9%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	56.7%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	12,573	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.7%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.7%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.2%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$398	$646	n/a

Education in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	25.0%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.9%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.2%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.7%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.3%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.2%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	6.0%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	94.0%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.3%	20.6%	16.7%

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