La Playa

Population: 1,552
Median household income: $28,618
Median home value: $90,800

La Playa is a community in AÃ±asco Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 1,552 residents. The median household income of $28,618 is above the AÃ±asco Municipio median ($23,591).

From 2019 to 2023, La Playa's population declined 6.0% from 1,651 to 1,552, while its median home value rose 1.8% from $89,200 to $90,800.

65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,552
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $28,618
Median home value: $90,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 702
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6511,552

Median household income

$14,607$28,618

Median home value

$89,200$90,800

Median gross rent

$439$525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,651	$14,607	$89,200	$439
2020	1,513	$19,167	$91,200	$444
2021	1,697	$24,438	$86,900	$525
2022	1,632	$26,635	$93,400	—
2023	1,552	$28,618	$90,800	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7424.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	3.7%
5 to 17	268	17.3%
18 to 24	87	5.6%
25 to 34	205	13.2%
35 to 44	122	7.9%
45 to 54	161	10.4%
55 to 64	167	10.8%
65 to 74	374	24.1%
75 and over	110	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18	1.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,534	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.1%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	343	30.1%
High school graduate	466	40.9%
Some college or associate's	263	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	51	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means9.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	323	83.9%
Carpooled	27	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	35	9.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	289	75.1%
15 to 29 min	96	24.9%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.32
Poverty rate: 42.7% (662 of 1,552)

	Count	Share
Family households	327	70.0%
Nonfamily households	140	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	467	66.5%
Vacant	235	33.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	68.1%
Renter-occupied	149	31.9%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units27.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	459	65.4%
1-unit, attached	52	7.4%
2 to 4 units	191	27.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7242068
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 18.2856, -67.1888