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Census Tract 8502, Lajas, PR

4,083 Population
1.7 square miles 2,382.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50 ±4.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lajas: 49.5 † ±5.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Lajas Municipio: 48.5 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 44.8 ±0.2

Economics

$12,597 ±$2,289 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Lajas: $12,671 † ±$2,177
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lajas Municipio: $11,343 ±$870
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Puerto Rico: $17,981 ±$179
$21,207 ±$7,461 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Lajas: $20,625 † ±$6,322
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lajas Municipio: $19,695 ±$1,928
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $26,297 ±$261

47.2% ±13.6% (1,920  ±670) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Lajas: 48.3% † 2,063 (±12.2% / ±654)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lajas Municipio: 52.7% 12,087 (±4.9% / ±1,135)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 40.5% 1,299,426 (±0.4% / ±12,068)

16.4 minutes ±2.3 (19,975  ±6,673) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lajas: 17.7 † 22,725 (±2.9 / ±7,738)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Lajas Municipio: 22.9 † 156,675 (±3 / ±26,240)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Puerto Rico: 28 29,404,204 (±0.2 / ±261,029)

Families

1,668 ±268 Number of households
  • Lajas: 1,787 † ±274
  • Lajas Municipio: 8,844 ±557
  • Puerto Rico: 1,290,866 ±4,630
2.4 ±0.3 (4,063  ±798) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Lajas: 2.4 † 4,265 (±0.3 / ±819)
  • a little less than the figure in Lajas Municipio: 2.6 22,951 (±0.2 / ±12)
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.5 3,197,034

5.6% ±7% (61  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Lajas: 5.6% † 61 (±7% / ±79)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Lajas Municipio: 4.1% † 199 (±2.8% / ±136)
  • nearly double the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.9% 21,908 (±0.2% / ±1,392)

Housing

2,160 ±294 Number of housing units
  • Lajas: 2,273 † ±299
  • Lajas Municipio: 12,573 ±412
  • Puerto Rico: 1,634,357 ±4,364

$109,500 ±$7,961 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Lajas: $112,300 ±$7,940
  • about the same as the amount in Lajas Municipio: $107,800 ±$4,483
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $131,500 ±$959

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Social

81% ±19.6% (2,486  ±421.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lajas: 81.4% † 2,613 (±19.4% / ±435.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lajas Municipio: 75% 13,267
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 81.2% 1,965,301 (±0.5% / ±11,189.7)
30% ±7.3% (920  ±273.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lajas: 29.6% † 951 (±7% / ±276.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Lajas Municipio: 22.1% 3,905
  • about the same as the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.8% 721,619 (±0.3% / ±6,901.7)

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

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4.1% ±3% (142  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Lajas: 3.9% † 142 (±2.9% / ±108)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lajas Municipio: 2.3% † 456 (±0.9% / ±182)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.4% 64,118 (±0.1% / ±1,785)
142 Total veterans ±108 142 Male ±108 N/A Female ±15

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