Los Prados, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,779
2024 Median Age
42.2
1.44% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.15%
49.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$104,667
3.75% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$279,800
1.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,867
2.76% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Los Prados, 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 Los Prados, PR was $279,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.8%.

Most people in Los Prados, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Prados, PR was 2 cars per household.

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

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.55k people) in Los Prados, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k White (Hispanic) and 737 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Prados, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.55k ± 521
  2. White (Hispanic)
    1.04k ± 502
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    737 ± 533
93.9%
Hispanic Population
3.55k people

In 2024, there were 1.49 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.55k people) in Los Prados, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k White (Hispanic) and 737 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

93.9% of the people in Los Prados, PR are hispanic (3.55k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Prados, 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
    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. Gulf War (1990s)
    69 ± 108
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    31 ± 55

Los Prados, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Los Prados, PR employs 1.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Los Prados, PR were Manufacturing (425 people), Educational Services (267 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (267 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($94,393), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($94,393), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,967).

Employment

Occupations

1.87k
2024 Value
± 485
−2.76%
1 Year decline
± 36.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Prados, PR declined at a rate of −2.76%, from 1.92k employees to 1.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Prados, PR, are Management Occupations (533 people), Sales & Related Occupations (262 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (191 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Prados, 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

1.87k
2024 Value
± 485
−2.76%
1 Year decline
± 36.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Prados, PR declined at a rate of −2.76%, from 1.92k employees to 1.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Prados, PR, are Manufacturing (425 people), Educational Services (267 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (267 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Prados, PR, though some of these residents may live in Los Prados, 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

$80,562
Median earning men ± $20,103
$54,739
Median earning women ± $23,528

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,641), Public Administration ($65,900), and Manufacturing ($64,409).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($87,675) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,511).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Prados, PR was $279,800 in 2024, which is 0.841 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $276,200 to $279,800, a 1.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Prados, PR is 75.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Prados, PR have an average commute time of 36.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Prados, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$279,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,381
$953
Median Property Taxes
±$296

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

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

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Rent vs Own

75.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.8% of the housing units in Los Prados, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

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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.
$104,667
Median Household Income
± $31,187
1.26k
Number of Households
± 355

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.26k households in Los Prados, PR declined from $104,667 from the previous year's value of $108,750.

The following chart displays the households in Los Prados, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Prados, 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 (73.9%)
  2. Carpooled (19.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.51%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Los Prados, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.6%) and those who worked at home (6.51%).

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

36.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Prados, PR have a longer commute time (36.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.2% of the workforce in Los Prados, 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 Los Prados, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Prados, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Prados, PR (119 out of 3.78k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Prados, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More 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

93.1% of the population of Los Prados, PR has health coverage, with 60.9% on employee plans, 2.43% on Medicaid, 6.8% on Medicare, 22.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.4% were men and 61.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 50.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.04% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.4% were men and 61.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.91%
Uninsured
60.9%
Employer Coverage
2.43%
Medicaid
6.8%
Medicare
22.9%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Prados, PR declined by 10% from 7.68% to 6.91%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Los Prados, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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