Luyando, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population

2,241

2024 Median Age

44.3

2.55% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

62.5%

6.69% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$16,827

19.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$91,600

0.866% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

715

11.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Luyando, 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 Luyando, PR was $91,600, and the homeownership rate was 74.9%.

Most people in Luyando, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Luyando, PR was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.04 times more Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents (1.17k people) in Luyando, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 572 White (Hispanic) and 254 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luyando, PR

Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
1.17k ± 517
White (Hispanic)
572 ± 277
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
254 ± 179

97.8%

Hispanic Population

2.19k people

97.8% of the people in Luyando, PR are hispanic (2.19k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Luyando, 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
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

Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 30

Luyando, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

98.1% of the population of Luyando, PR has health coverage, with 11.5% on employee plans, 64.9% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 7.82% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.3% were men and 57.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.3% were men and 57.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.94%

Uninsured

11.5%

Employer Coverage

64.9%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

7.82%

Non-Group

1.9%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Luyando, PR declined by 67% from 5.88% to 1.94%.

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

Economy

The economy of Luyando, PR employs 715 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Luyando, PR were Retail Trade (102 people), Manufacturing (89 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (85 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,819), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,194), and Accommodation & Food Services ($18,656).

Employment

Occupations

715

2024 Value

± 270

−11.2%

1 Year decline

± 56.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luyando, PR declined at a rate of −11.2%, from 805 employees to 715 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luyando, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (134 people), Sales & Related Occupations (110 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Luyando, 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

715

2024 Value

± 270

−11.2%

1 Year decline

± 56.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luyando, PR declined at a rate of −11.2%, from 805 employees to 715 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Luyando, PR, are Retail Trade (102 people), Manufacturing (89 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Luyando, PR, though some of these residents may live in Luyando, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,912

Median earning men ± $12,786

$10,649

Median earning women ± $5,792

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($7,292).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Luyando, PR was $91,600 in 2024, which is 0.275 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,400 to $91,600, a 0.866% decrease. The homeownership rate in Luyando, PR is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Luyando, PR have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Luyando, PR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$91,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,607

$581

Median Property Taxes

±$168

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2024

72.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Luyando, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Luyando, 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.

$16,827

Median Household Income

± $6,368

776

Number of Households

± 207

In 2024, the median household income of the 776 households in Luyando, PR declined from $16,827 from the previous year's value of $20,818.

The following chart displays the households in Luyando, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Luyando, 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%)
Carpooled (19%)
Worked At Home (14%)

In 2024, 67% of workers in Luyando, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19%) and those who worked at home (14%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luyando, PR have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Luyando, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

62.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Luyando, PR (1.38k out of 2.21k 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 18 - 24.

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

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.