Las Carolinas, PR

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2024 Population
1,678
2024 Median Age
41
12.6% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
47.5%
7.81% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$23,633
4.27% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$151,400
13.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
625
5.16% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Las Carolinas, 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 Las Carolinas, PR was $151,400, and the homeownership rate was 63.2%.

Most people in Las Carolinas, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Las Carolinas, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoCaguas Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRCaguas PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (756 people) in Las Carolinas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 671 White (Hispanic) and 134 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Las Carolinas, PR
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    756 ± 463
  2. White (Hispanic)
    671 ± 489
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    134 ± 161
97.3%
Hispanic Population
1.63k people

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (756 people) in Las Carolinas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 671 White (Hispanic) and 134 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

97.3% of the people in Las Carolinas, PR are hispanic (1.63k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Las Carolinas, 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
    49,766 ± 5,435 people
  2. Cuba
    9,846 ± 2,432 people
  3. Colombia
    4,201 ± 1,590 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.

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Economy

The economy of Las Carolinas, PR employs 625 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Las Carolinas, PR were Construction (169 people), Accommodation & Food Services (86 people), and Wholesale Trade (67 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($22,988).

Employment

Occupations

625
2024 Value
± 293
−5.16%
1 Year decline
± 66.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Las Carolinas, PR declined at a rate of −5.16%, from 659 employees to 625 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Las Carolinas, PR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (169 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (141 people), and Transportation Occupations (113 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Las Carolinas, 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

625
2024 Value
± 293
−5.16%
1 Year decline
± 66.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Las Carolinas, PR declined at a rate of −5.16%, from 659 employees to 625 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Las Carolinas, PR, are Construction (169 people), Accommodation & Food Services (86 people), and Wholesale Trade (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Las Carolinas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Las Carolinas, 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

$13,899
Median earning men ± $6,048
$21,601
Median earning women ± $7,120

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($22,988).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Las Carolinas, PR was $151,400 in 2024, which is 0.455 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $133,000 to $151,400, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Las Carolinas, PR is 63.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Las Carolinas, PR have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Las Carolinas, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$151,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$28,607
$431
Median Property Taxes
±$242

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

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

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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.
$23,633
Median Household Income
± $9,846
682
Number of Households
± 265

In 2024, the median household income of the 682 households in Las Carolinas, PR declined from $23,633 from the previous year's value of $24,688.

The following chart displays the households in Las Carolinas, 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 Las Carolinas, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.9%)
  2. Carpooled (10.9%)
  3. Other (7.16%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Las Carolinas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.16%).

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

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Las Carolinas, PR have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Las Carolinas, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

47.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Las Carolinas, PR (797 out of 1.68k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Las Carolinas, 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

91.4% of the population of Las Carolinas, PR has health coverage, with 17.5% on employee plans, 59.2% on Medicaid, 6.62% on Medicare, 8.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 29.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.64%
Uninsured
17.5%
Employer Coverage
59.2%
Medicaid
6.62%
Medicare
8.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Las Carolinas, PR declined by 27.2% from 11.9% to 8.64%.

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