Las Marías, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,688

2024 Median Age

2.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

64.9%

20.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$28,105

8.43% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,300

4.57% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

800

5.1% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Las Marías, PR employs 800 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Las Marías, PR were Manufacturing (254 people), Accommodation & Food Services (116 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($25,598), Accommodation & Food Services ($16,786), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($16,786).

Employment

Occupations

800

2024 Value

± 331

−5.1%

1 Year decline

± 61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Las Marías, PR declined at a rate of −5.1%, from 843 employees to 800 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Las Marías, PR, are Production Occupations (167 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (156 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (138 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Las Marías, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

800

2024 Value

± 331

−5.1%

1 Year decline

± 61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Las Marías, PR declined at a rate of −5.1%, from 843 employees to 800 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Las Marías, PR, are Manufacturing (254 people), Accommodation & Food Services (116 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Las Marías, PR, though some of these residents may live in Las Marías, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$18,648

Median earning men ± $10,423

$20,045

Median earning women ± $7,693

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($25,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($25,398).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Las Marías, PR was $121,300 in 2024, which is 0.365 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $116,000 to $121,300, a 4.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Las Marías, PR is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Las Marías, PR have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Las Marías, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,113

$473

Median Property Taxes

±$208

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

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

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2024

70.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Las Marías, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Las Marías, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$28,105

Median Household Income

± $9,872

639

Number of Households

± 249

In 2024, the median household income of the 639 households in Las Marías, PR grew to $28,105 from the previous year's value of $25,919.

The following chart displays the households in Las Marías, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Las Marías, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (7.25%)

In 2024, 81.6% of workers in Las Marías, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (7.25%).

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.

Commute Time

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Las Marías, PR have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.26% of the workforce in Las Marías, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Las Marías, 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, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

64.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Las Marías, PR (1.08k out of 1.66k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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