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Lares, PR

4,966 Population
2 square miles 2,452.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.5 ±5.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 45 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 44.2 ±0.2

Economics

$11,954 ±$1,512 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Lares, PR Micro Area: $10,871 ±$996
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Puerto Rico: $16,794 ±$142
$21,108 ±$3,381 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Lares, PR Micro Area: $19,323 ±$1,088
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $25,096 ±$232

49.3% ±8.3% (2,432  ±506) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 54.9% 15,152 (±3.6% / ±999)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 41.6% 1,340,637 (±0.4% / ±11,638)

27.9 minutes ±3.6 (40,315  ±9,851) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 31.8 260,465 (±2.9 / ±30,449)
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 28.2 28,909,430 (±0.1 / ±224,841)

Families

2,108 ±242 Number of households
  • the Lares, PR Micro Area: 10,517 ±411
  • Puerto Rico: 1,239,243 ±5,156
2.3 ±0.1 (4,922  ±609) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 2.6 27,594 (±0.1 / ±39)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.6 3,217,696

3.6% ±5.7% (35  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 3.1% † 191 (±1.9% / ±118)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.8% 21,275 (±0.2% / ±1,342)

Housing

2,669 ±259 Number of housing units
  • the Lares, PR Micro Area: 12,448 ±396
  • Puerto Rico: 1,575,105 ±4,606

$101,500 ±$7,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Lares, PR Micro Area: $102,200 ±$5,835
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $124,600 ±$462

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Social

73.2% ±12.8% (2,783  ±342.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 69.2% 14,535
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 80.4% 1,939,602 (±0.5% / ±10,834.4)
25.4% ±3.9% (966  ±190.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 21.3% 4,477
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.1% 702,653 (±0.3% / ±6,800)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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2.1% ±1.3% (88  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Lares, PR Micro Area: 1.7% † 391 (±0.6% / ±134)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.5% 66,253 (±0.1% / ±1,830)
88 Total veterans ±57 88 Male ±57 N/A Female ±15

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