Lajas vs Palmarejo

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

Lajas and Palmarejo 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 1,620 in Palmarejo). Lajas has the higher median household income ($23,151 vs $18,284 in Palmarejo). Lajas has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $86,800 in Palmarejo).

Population, income & housing

	Lajas	Palmarejo
Population	4,299	1,620
Median age	51.3 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$23,151	$18,284
Median home value	$115,700	$86,800
Median gross rent	$456	—
Housing units	2,154	703
Homeownership rate	63.1%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	19.9%	29.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lajas	Palmarejo
Population	4,596 → 4,299 (-6.5%)	1,393 → 1,620 (+16.3%)
Median household income	$15,562 → $23,151 (+48.8%)	$10,333 → $18,284 (+76.9%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $115,700 (+18.1%)	$78,000 → $86,800 (+11.3%)
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

Palmarejo

Population

1,3931,620

Median household income

$10,333$18,284

Median home value

$78,000$86,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lajas	Palmarejo
Under 5	2.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	7.2%	27.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	2.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	25.2%
75 and over	20.2%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lajas	Palmarejo
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%	7.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	92.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lajas	Palmarejo
No high school diploma	20.7%	38.6%
High school graduate	26.2%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lajas	Palmarejo
Drove alone	83.4%	95.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.1%
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	Palmarejo
1-unit, detached	79.8%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.0%
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	Palmarejo
Poverty rate	47.0%	61.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1978	1975