Loíza, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,807

2024 Median Age

44.9

2.28% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

60.4%

6.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$14,316

16.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$87,700

4.98% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

813

7.68% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Loíza, PR employs 813 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Loíza, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (129 people), Retail Trade (98 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (94 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,118), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,924), and Educational Services ($29,280).

Employment

Occupations

813

2024 Value

± 218

7.68%

1 Year growth

± 35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Loíza, PR grew at a rate of 7.68%, from 755 employees to 813 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Loíza, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (172 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (101 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (79 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Loíza, 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

813

2024 Value

± 218

7.68%

1 Year growth

± 35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Loíza, PR grew at a rate of 7.68%, from 755 employees to 813 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Loíza, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (129 people), Retail Trade (98 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (94 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Loíza, PR, though some of these residents may live in Loíza, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,758

Median earning men ± $3,225

$17,250

Median earning women ± $8,625

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,161) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($15,799).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,313), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($22,768), and Public Administration ($14,706).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Loíza, PR was $87,700 in 2024, which is 0.264 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,300 to $87,700, a 4.98% decrease. The homeownership rate in Loíza, PR is 38.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Loíza, PR have an average commute time of 31.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Loíza, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$87,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,993

$513

Median Property Taxes

±$141

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

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

Rent vs Own

38.8%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 38.8% of the housing units in Loíza, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Loíza, 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.

$14,316

Median Household Income

± $3,957

1.32k

Number of Households

± 230

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.32k households in Loíza, PR grew to $14,316 from the previous year's value of $12,289.

The following chart displays the households in Loíza, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Loíza, 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 (67%)
Walked (13.5%)
Carpooled (8.27%)

In 2024, 67% of workers in Loíza, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.27%).

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

31.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Loíza, PR have a longer commute time (31.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.04% of the workforce in Loíza, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Loíza, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Loíza, PR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

60.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Loíza, PR (1.69k out of 2.8k 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 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 45 - 54.

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