Luquillo Municipio, PR

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2024 Population

17,532

2024 Median Age

45.5

1.11% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

44.8%

2.27% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$24,225

1.92% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$138,500

10.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,233

8.48% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Luquillo 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 Luquillo Municipio, PR was $138,500, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Luquillo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Luquillo Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Luquillo Municipio, PR borders Ceiba Municipio, PR, Fajardo Municipio, PR, and Río Grande Municipio, PR.

United States Puerto Rico San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (7.88k people) in Luquillo Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.97k Other (Hispanic) and 1.34k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luquillo Municipio, PR

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
7.88k ± 786
Other (Hispanic)
6.97k ± 687
White (Hispanic)
1.34k ± 346

98.5%

Hispanic Population

17.3k people

98.5% of the people in Luquillo Municipio, PR are hispanic (17.3k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
49,766 ± 5,435 people
Cuba
9,846 ± 2,432 people
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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
225 ± 120
Gulf War (2001-)
80 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 52

Luquillo Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

92.1% of the population of Luquillo Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 19.1% on employee plans, 50.1% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 8.34% on non-group plans, and 1.36% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.4% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.9%

Uninsured

19.1%

Employer Coverage

50.1%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

8.34%

Non-Group

1.36%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Luquillo Municipio, PR declined by 2.18% from 8.08% to 7.9%.

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

Economy

The economy of Luquillo Municipio, PR employs 6.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Luquillo Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (1,054 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,010 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($46,905), Educational Services ($36,479), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($36,029).

Employment

Occupations

6.23k

2024 Value

± 634

8.48%

1 Year growth

± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luquillo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.48%, from 5.75k employees to 6.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luquillo Municipio, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (907 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (709 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (673 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Luquillo Municipio, 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

6.23k

2024 Value

± 634

8.48%

1 Year growth

± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luquillo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.48%, from 5.75k employees to 6.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Luquillo Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (1,054 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,010 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Luquillo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Luquillo Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,626

Median earning men ± $3,607

$19,951

Median earning women ± $1,981

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($58,409), Manufacturing ($34,063), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,317).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($32,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Luquillo Municipio, PR was $138,500 in 2024, which is 0.416 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,200 to $138,500, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Luquillo Municipio, PR is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Luquillo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Luquillo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$138,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,837

$4,803

Median Property Taxes

±$465

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2024

73.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Luquillo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Luquillo Municipio, 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.

$24,225

Median Household Income

± $1,625

6.97k

Number of Households

± 597

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.97k households in Luquillo Municipio, PR grew to $24,225 from the previous year's value of $23,769.

The following chart displays the households in Luquillo 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Luquillo Municipio, 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 (80.7%)
Worked At Home (6.93%)
Carpooled (5.09%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Luquillo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.93%) and those who carpooled to work (5.09%).

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

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luquillo Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.69% of the workforce in Luquillo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Luquillo Municipio, PR (7.83k out of 17.5k 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 Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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.