La Luisa, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,502
2024 Median Age
49
6.49% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
41.6%
3.58% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$21,378
4.22% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$110,500
3.46% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
670
11.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in La Luisa, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the median property value in La Luisa, PR was $110,500, and the homeownership rate was 87.3%.

Most people in La Luisa, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in La Luisa, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoManatí Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRArecibo, Manatí & Barceloneta PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 4.64 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.95k people) in La Luisa, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 421 Other (Hispanic) and 129 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Luisa, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.95k ± 501
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    421 ± 212
  3. White (Hispanic)
    129 ± 110
100%
Hispanic Population
2.5k people

In 2024, there were 4.64 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.95k people) in La Luisa, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 421 Other (Hispanic) and 129 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

100% of the people in La Luisa, PR are hispanic (2.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Luisa, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    50 ± 63
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    27 ± 50

La Luisa, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of La Luisa, PR employs 670 people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Luisa, PR were Construction (113 people), Public Administration (96 people), and Manufacturing (84 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($39,323), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,654), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,438).

Employment

Occupations

670
2024 Value
± 227
11.1%
1 Year growth
± 42.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Luisa, PR grew at a rate of 11.1%, from 603 employees to 670 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Luisa, PR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (113 people), Sales & Related Occupations (106 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (76 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Luisa, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

670
2024 Value
± 227
11.1%
1 Year growth
± 42.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Luisa, PR grew at a rate of 11.1%, from 603 employees to 670 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Luisa, PR, are Construction (113 people), Public Administration (96 people), and Manufacturing (84 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Luisa, PR, though some of these residents may live in La Luisa, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$14,398
Median earning men ± $7,927
$27,366
Median earning women ± $6,640

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($11,367).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,952).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in La Luisa, PR was $110,500 in 2024, which is 0.332 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,800 to $110,500, a 3.46% increase. The homeownership rate in La Luisa, PR is 87.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Luisa, PR have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Luisa, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$110,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,223
$929
Median Property Taxes
±$218

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 Luisa, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

87.3%
Homeownership
2024
67%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.3% of the housing units in La Luisa, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$21,378
Median Household Income
± $3,008
1.06k
Number of Households
± 241

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.06k households in La Luisa, PR grew to $21,378 from the previous year's value of $20,513.

The following chart displays the households in La Luisa, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Luisa, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (91.2%)
  2. Walked (4.62%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.15%)

In 2024, 91.2% of workers in La Luisa, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (4.62%) and those who worked at home (4.15%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Luisa, PR have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in La Luisa, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Luisa, PR (1.04k out of 2.5k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

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Health

93.7% of the population of La Luisa, PR has health coverage, with 9.59% on employee plans, 56% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.36% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.31%
Uninsured
9.59%
Employer Coverage
56%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
13.6%
Non-Group
1.36%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Luisa, PR grew by 18.4% from 5.33% to 6.31%.

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