Las Marías Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
8,744
2024 Median Age
44.9
0.899% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
57.8%
7.12% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$16,314
0.891% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$86,500
3.57% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
2,518
2.36% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Las Marías Municipio, 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 Marías Municipio, PR was $86,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Las Marías Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Las Marías Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more White (Hispanic) residents (5.74k people) in Las Marías Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.05k Other (Hispanic) and 622 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 Marías Municipio, PR
  1. White (Hispanic)
    5.74k ± 570
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.05k ± 476
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    622 ± 287
99.5%
Hispanic Population
8.7k people

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more White (Hispanic) residents (5.74k people) in Las Marías Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.05k Other (Hispanic) and 622 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.5% of the people in Las Marías Municipio, PR are hispanic (8.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Las Marías Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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
    42 ± 40
  2. Korea
    8 ± 26

Las Marías Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.25 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Las Marías Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Las Marías Municipio, PR employs 2.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Las Marías Municipio, PR were Manufacturing (469 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (452 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (342 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($27,645), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,837), and Construction ($19,659).

Employment

Occupations

2.52k
2024 Value
± 419
2.36%
1 Year growth
± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Las Marías Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 2.36%, from 2.46k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Las Marías Municipio, PR, are Production Occupations (419 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (267 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (232 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Las Marías Municipio, 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

2.52k
2024 Value
± 419
2.36%
1 Year growth
± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Las Marías Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 2.36%, from 2.46k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Las Marías Municipio, PR, are Manufacturing (469 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (452 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (342 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Las Marías Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Las Marías Municipio, 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

$16,743
Median earning men ± $2,728
$12,150
Median earning women ± $3,810

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($35,213), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,762), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,500), Manufacturing ($15,273), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($10,673).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Las Marías Municipio, PR was $86,500 in 2024, which is 0.26 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $89,700 to $86,500, a 3.57% decrease. The homeownership rate in Las Marías Municipio, PR is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Las Marías Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Las Marías Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$86,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,105
$2,269
Median Property Taxes
±$244

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
76.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Las Marías Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

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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.
$16,314
Median Household Income
± $1,646
3.08k
Number of Households
± 343

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.08k households in Las Marías Municipio, PR grew to $16,314 from the previous year's value of $16,170.

The following chart displays the households in Las Marías Municipio, 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 Marías Municipio, 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 (90.9%)
  2. Carpooled (6.52%)
  3. Walked (1.7%)

In 2024, 90.9% of workers in Las Marías Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.52%) and those who walked to work (1.7%).

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

25.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Las Marías Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Las Marías Municipio, 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 Las Marías Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Las Marías Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

57.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Las Marías Municipio, PR (5.02k out of 8.68k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

97.4% of the population of Las Marías Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 17.2% on employee plans, 63.2% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 3.25% on non-group plans, and 0.635% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.8% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.62%
Uninsured
17.2%
Employer Coverage
63.2%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
3.25%
Non-Group
0.635%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Las Marías Municipio, PR grew by 28.3% from 2.04% to 2.62%.

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