Las Carolinas

Population: 2,040
Median household income: $24,688
Median home value: $133,000

Located in Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico, Las Carolinas is a community with a population of 2,040. At $24,688, its median household income sits below Caguas Municipio's $30,113.

From 2019 to 2023, Las Carolinas's population grew 7.5% from 1,898 to 2,040, while its median home value rose 39.1% from $95,600 to $133,000.

Owners occupy 53.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,040
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $24,688
Median home value: $133,000
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 946
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 34.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8982,040

Median household income

$14,443$24,688

Median home value

$95,600$133,000

Median gross rent

$477$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,898	$14,443	$95,600	$477
2020	1,620	$16,125	$98,500	—
2021	1,687	$17,188	$109,200	$704
2022	1,838	$19,355	$133,900	$628
2023	2,040	$24,688	$133,000	$646

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 178.8%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3424.3%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	4.9%
5 to 17	179	8.8%
18 to 24	209	10.2%
25 to 34	495	24.3%
35 to 44	198	9.7%
45 to 54	308	15.1%
55 to 64	227	11.1%
65 to 74	187	9.2%
75 and over	137	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	37	1.8%
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	42	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,961	96.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's14.7%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	333	21.5%
High school graduate	696	44.8%
Some college or associate's	228	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	257	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	38	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	534	86.0%
Carpooled	52	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	35	5.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	6.4%
15 to 29 min	213	34.3%
30 to 44 min	295	47.5%
45 to 59 min	73	11.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 51.5% (1,051 of 2,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	556	78.6%
Nonfamily households	151	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	707	74.7%
Vacant	239	25.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	375	53.0%
Renter-occupied	332	47.0%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached22.8%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	669	70.7%
1-unit, attached	216	22.8%
2 to 4 units	34	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	27	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7242842
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.2538, -66.0643