Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Lares 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	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,855	3,234,309	334,922,499	1551st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$18,917	$26,297	$80,734	3215th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	44.8	38.9	678th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.3%	29.8%	35.7%	1780th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,100	$131,500	$332,700	2916th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$505	$578	$1,413	3168th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	55.4%	40.5%	12.5%	6th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	13.0%	10.7%	5.2%	52nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	453.2	944.5	n/a	356th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.7%	14.1%	3127th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	63.0%	67.9%	65.2%	2859th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.7	28.0	26.4	433rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	0.9%	6.1%	15.1%	3203rd of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	39.0%	34.6%	46.9%	2914th 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 Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99.5%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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)	0.1%	0.1%	0.6%
Diversity Index	1.0	2.1	61.4

Age in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	45.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.9%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.6%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	10,770	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.0%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.4%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	31.0%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.3%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	37.7%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$11,029	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	62.9%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	7.4%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	1.0%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.2%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	55.4%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	85.9%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	67.6%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	12,921	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.5%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.6%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.0%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.6%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$199	$646	n/a

Education in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	30.6%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.9%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.2%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.9%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.0%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.1%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.9%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.4%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.3%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	2.8%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	97.2%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.9%	20.6%	16.7%

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