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Lajas Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Lajas Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lajas Municipio is a small Puerto Rican community of 23,133 with a median age of 48.5 and a labor force participation rate of just 43.0%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce where unemployment stands at 20.3% and the poverty rate reaches 53.0%. Worker earnings are modest, with median annual pay of $16,813 and per capita income of $10,924, though housing costs are among the lowest available, with a median home value of $102,400 and median gross rent of $502 per month. Population has contracted slightly at -0.8% over five years, and 21.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 72.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,133

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$19,695

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Lajas Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,216 (57.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,216 (27.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,684 (11.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone687 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races212 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone20 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish20,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

456

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$10,924

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,523
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,074
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)870
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)868
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services595

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations1,896
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,709
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,587
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,049
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations968

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.83×)309
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)979
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.43×)464
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.41×)848
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.28×)953

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$102,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$502/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,391 (22.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999490 (7.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999488 (7.9%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999452 (7.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999419 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999412 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

72.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$16,813

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,180 (87.7%)
  • Carpooled420 (6.0%)
  • Worked At Home206 (2.9%)
  • Walked117 (1.7%)
  • Other73 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit53 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.