Luquillo, PR

Census Place

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2023 Population

7,461

5.2% 1-year decline

2023 Median Age

39.6

0.752% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$22,414

6.55% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,399

2.7% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Luquillo, PR are Two+ (Hispanic) (39.3%), Other (Hispanic) (33%), White (Hispanic) (20.4%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (7.13%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (0.161%).

None of the households in Luquillo, 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.

Most people in Luquillo, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Luquillo, PR was 2 cars per household.

United States Puerto Rico Luquillo Municipio, PR San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR Río Grande, Canóvanas & Loíza PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.19 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (2.93k people) in Luquillo, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.46k Other (Hispanic) and 1.52k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luquillo, PR

Two+ (Hispanic)
2.93k ± 658
Other (Hispanic)
2.46k ± 462
White (Hispanic)
1.52k ± 338

99.8%

Hispanic Population

7.45k people

99.8% of the people in Luquillo, PR are hispanic (7.45k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Luquillo, PR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
51,093 ± 5,506 people
Cuba
9,583 ± 2,400 people
Colombia
4,347 ± 1,618 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 51,093 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,583 and Colombia with 4,347.

Economy

The economy of Luquillo, PR employs 2.4k people. The largest industries in Luquillo, PR are Retail Trade (403 people), Accommodation & Food Services (311 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (288 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,980), Finance & Insurance ($30,980), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,906).

Employment

Occupations

2.4k

2023 Value

± 381

2.7%

1 Year growth

± 22.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luquillo, PR, are Production Occupations (340 people), Sales & Related Occupations (252 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (234 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Luquillo, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.4k

2023 Value

± 381

2.7%

1 Year growth

± 22.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Luquillo, PR, are Retail Trade (403 people), Accommodation & Food Services (311 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (288 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Luquillo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Luquillo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,016

Median earning men ± $1,885

$21,164

Median earning women ± $2,267

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($26,875), Public Administration ($26,164), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,672).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,980), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,813), and Manufacturing ($23,815).

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.73% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.44% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (756k), Bachelors Degree (514k), and Primary Education (462k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Luquillo, PR have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Luquillo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Luquillo, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$22,414

Median Household Income

± $2,691

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Luquillo, 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, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2022, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.209% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (80.3%)
Walked (6.38%)
Other (5.7%)

In 2023, 80.3% of workers in Luquillo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (6.38%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.7%).

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.

Commute Time

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luquillo, PR have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Luquillo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Luquillo, 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, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Luquillo, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Luquillo, PR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Luquillo, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

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

Uninsured People

9.48%

Uninsured

21.6%

Employer Coverage

48.5%

Medicaid

11.7%

Medicare

7.61%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

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

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