La Dolores, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,854

2024 Median Age

49.4

0.203% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

44.4%

1.07% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$24,961

5.01% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$101,700

0.593% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,145

20.1% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of La Dolores, PR employs 1.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Dolores, PR were Manufacturing (147 people), Public Administration (133 people), and Finance & Insurance (125 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($41,096), Transportation & Warehousing ($33,542), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,542).

Employment

Occupations

1.15k

2024 Value

± 303

20.1%

1 Year growth

± 32.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Dolores, PR grew at a rate of 20.1%, from 953 employees to 1.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Dolores, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (165 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (154 people), and Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Dolores, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.15k

2024 Value

± 303

20.1%

1 Year growth

± 32.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Dolores, PR grew at a rate of 20.1%, from 953 employees to 1.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Dolores, PR, are Manufacturing (147 people), Public Administration (133 people), and Finance & Insurance (125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Dolores, PR, though some of these residents may live in La Dolores, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,816

Median earning men ± $4,350

$22,981

Median earning women ± $8,966

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($47,545), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,542), and Wholesale Trade ($29,236).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,638), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,679), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,196).

Education

The student population of La Dolores, PR in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 376 male students and 1,160 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in La Dolores, PR are Hispanic or Latino (421 and 100%).

The largest universities in La Dolores, PR by number of degrees awarded are National University College-Rio Grande (421 and 100%).

The most popular majors in La Dolores, PR are Registered Nursing (252 and 59.9%), Physical Therapy (29 and 6.89%), and Pharmacy Technician (29 and 6.89%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2016 in La Dolores, PR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 49.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2016 was 1,536 (24.5% men and 75.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2016 there were 1,536 students enrolled in La Dolores, PR, 24.5% men and 75.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,536 records, of which 75.5% were women and 24.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
101 degrees awarded
Physical Therapy
29 degrees awarded
Pharmacy Technician
29 degrees awarded

In 2016, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in La Dolores, PR was Registered Nursing with 101 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in La Dolores, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

National University College-Rio Grande

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

421 degrees awarded

In 2016, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was National University College-Rio Grande with 421 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2016, 104 men were awarded degrees from institutions in La Dolores, PR, which is 0.328 times less than the 317 female students who received degrees in the same year.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($6,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2016.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($375) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2016.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($848) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Dolores, PR was $101,700 in 2024, which is 0.306 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $101,100 to $101,700, a 0.593% increase. The homeownership rate in La Dolores, PR is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Dolores, PR have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Dolores, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,067

$671

Median Property Taxes

±$168

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Dolores, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Dolores, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.1% of the housing units in La Dolores, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Dolores, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$24,961

Median Household Income

± $4,345

1.1k

Number of Households

± 236

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in La Dolores, PR grew to $24,961 from the previous year's value of $23,770.

The following chart displays the households in La Dolores, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Dolores, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.1%)
Carpooled (8.83%)
Walked (5.22%)

In 2024, 82.1% of workers in La Dolores, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.83%) and those who walked to work (5.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Dolores, PR have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.05% of the workforce in La Dolores, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Dolores, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Dolores, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Dolores, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Dolores, PR (1.27k out of 2.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Dolores, PR is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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