Lajas vs Maguayo

A side-by-side comparison of Lajas and Maguayo: population, income, housing, and more.

Lajas and Maguayo are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lajas has the higher population (4,299 vs 695 in Maguayo). Lajas has the higher median household income ($23,151 vs $12,604 in Maguayo). Lajas has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $90,600 in Maguayo).

Population, income & housing

	Lajas	Maguayo
Population	4,299	695
Median age	51.3 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$23,151	$12,604
Median home value	$115,700	$90,600
Median gross rent	$456	—
Housing units	2,154	399
Homeownership rate	63.1%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	19.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lajas	Maguayo
Population	4,596 → 4,299 (-6.5%)	845 → 695 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$15,562 → $23,151 (+48.8%)	$14,388 → $12,604 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $115,700 (+18.1%)	$86,800 → $90,600 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$211 → $456 (+116.1%)	—

Lajas

Population

4,5964,299

Median household income

$15,562$23,151

Median home value

$98,000$115,700

Median gross rent

$211$456

Maguayo

Population

845695

Median household income

$14,388$12,604

Median home value

$86,800$90,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lajas	Maguayo
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	8.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	17.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	6.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	20.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	6.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.6%
75 and over	20.2%	34.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lajas	Maguayo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lajas	Maguayo
No high school diploma	20.7%	29.2%
High school graduate	26.2%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lajas	Maguayo
Drove alone	83.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lajas	Maguayo
1-unit, detached	79.8%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lajas	Maguayo
Poverty rate	47.0%	75.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1978	1983