Lajas, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,285
2024 Median Age
49.5
3.51% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
48.3%
2.79% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$20,625
10.9% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$112,300
2.94% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,387
2.53% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lajas, 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 Lajas, PR was $112,300, and the homeownership rate was 56.7%.

Most people in Lajas, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lajas, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoLajas Municipio, PRSan Germán, PRCabo Rojo, San Germán & Lajas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.12 times more White (Hispanic) residents (2.31k people) in Lajas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Other (Hispanic) and 704 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lajas, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    2.31k ± 639
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.09k ± 525
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    704 ± 367
99%
Hispanic Population
4.24k people

In 2024, there were 2.12 times more White (Hispanic) residents (2.31k people) in Lajas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Other (Hispanic) and 704 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99% of the people in Lajas, PR are hispanic (4.24k people).

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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. World War II
    47 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    37 ± 66
  3. Vietnam
    29 ± 38

Lajas, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in World War II, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lajas, PR employs 1.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lajas, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (358 people), Educational Services (228 people), and Manufacturing (157 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($26,452), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($26,452), and Manufacturing ($20,434).

Employment

Occupations

1.39k
2024 Value
± 344
−2.53%
1 Year decline
± 35.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lajas, PR declined at a rate of −2.53%, from 1.42k employees to 1.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lajas, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (226 people), Production Occupations (160 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (141 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lajas, 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.39k
2024 Value
± 344
−2.53%
1 Year decline
± 35.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lajas, PR declined at a rate of −2.53%, from 1.42k employees to 1.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lajas, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (358 people), Educational Services (228 people), and Manufacturing (157 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lajas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Lajas, 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

$18,640
Median earning men ± $2,608
$16,490
Median earning women ± $6,240

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($20,707), Retail Trade ($17,574), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,736).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($20,972), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,074), and Public Administration ($16,932).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lajas, PR was $112,300 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,700 to $112,300, a 2.94% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lajas, PR is 56.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lajas, PR have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lajas, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,940
$1,014
Median Property Taxes
±$237

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

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

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Rent vs Own

56.7%
Homeownership
2024
71.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.7% of the housing units in Lajas, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.1%.

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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.
$20,625
Median Household Income
± $6,322
1.79k
Number of Households
± 353

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.79k households in Lajas, PR declined from $20,625 from the previous year's value of $23,151.

The following chart displays the households in Lajas, 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 Lajas, 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 (81.4%)
  2. Carpooled (12.5%)
  3. Walked (3.64%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Lajas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who walked to work (3.64%).

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

17.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lajas, PR have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lajas, 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 Lajas, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lajas, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lajas, PR (2.06k out of 4.27k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lajas, PR is Hispanic, followed by White 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

95.6% of the population of Lajas, PR has health coverage, with 15% on employee plans, 50.1% on Medicaid, 19.5% on Medicare, 7.1% on non-group plans, and 3.94% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.4% were men and 60.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.2% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.4% were men and 60.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.38%
Uninsured
15%
Employer Coverage
50.1%
Medicaid
19.5%
Medicare
7.1%
Non-Group
3.94%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lajas, PR grew by 46.7% from 2.99% to 4.38%.

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