La Parguera, PR
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in La Parguera, 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 Parguera, PR was $106,800, and the homeownership rate was 79.8%.
In 2024, there were 1.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (379 people) in La Parguera, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 255 White (Hispanic) and 255 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2024, there were 1.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (379 people) in La Parguera, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 255 White (Hispanic) and 255 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in La Parguera, PR are hispanic (889 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Parguera, PR as a share of the total population.
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.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in La Parguera, PR.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Parguera, PR declined at a rate of −44%, from 75 employees to 42 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Parguera, PR, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (42 people), Management Occupations (0 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (0 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Parguera, PR.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Parguera, PR declined at a rate of −44%, from 75 employees to 42 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Parguera, PR, are Manufacturing (42 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Parguera, PR, though some of these residents may live in La Parguera, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The median property value in La Parguera, PR was $106,800 in 2024, which is 0.321 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,100 to $106,800, a 4.6% increase. The homeownership rate in La Parguera, PR is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
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 Parguera, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Parguera, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
The following chart displays the households in La Parguera, 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.
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.
This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 100% of workers in La Parguera, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).
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.
The following chart displays the households in La Parguera, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Parguera, PR have 2 cars.
69.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Parguera, PR (621 out of 889 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Parguera, 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.
83.1% of the population of La Parguera, PR has health coverage, with 4.72% on employee plans, 62.3% on Medicaid, 7.31% on Medicare, 8.77% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 62.2% were men and 37.8% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.5% under 18 years, 11.4% between 18 and 34 years, 46.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.9% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 62.2% were men and 37.8% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Parguera, PR declined by 2.89% from 17.4% to 16.9%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in La Parguera, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
