RÃo Lajas

Population: 1,879
Median home value: $84,000

Located in Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico, RÃo Lajas is a community with a population of 1,879. The median home value of $84,000 is below the Dorado Municipio median ($157,800).

From 2019 to 2023, RÃo Lajas's population declined 24.4% from 2,485 to 1,879, while its median home value fell 11.8% from $95,200 to $84,000.

72.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,879
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $84,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 757
Homeownership rate: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 19.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4851,879

Median household income

$19,453$19,716

Median home value

$95,200$84,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	2,485	$19,453	$95,200
2020	1,624	$20,000	$93,000
2021	2,073	$21,130	$94,400
2022	1,724	$19,716	$108,800
2023	1,879	—	$84,000

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 177.5%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	135	7.2%
5 to 17	141	7.5%
18 to 24	270	14.4%
25 to 34	305	16.2%
35 to 44	159	8.5%
45 to 54	367	19.5%
55 to 64	295	15.7%
65 to 74	140	7.5%
75 and over	67	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27	1.4%
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)	1,852	98.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	17.5%
High school graduate	425	31.9%
Some college or associate's	370	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	274	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone92.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	542	92.3%
Carpooled	45	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	142	24.2%
30 to 44 min	387	65.9%
45 to 59 min	27	4.6%
60+ min	31	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 55.2% (1,038 of 1,879)

	Count	Share
Family households	297	50.6%
Nonfamily households	290	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	587	77.5%
Vacant	170	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	533	90.8%
Renter-occupied	54	9.2%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached24.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	72.3%
1-unit, attached	187	24.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	23	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7271437
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 18.3965, -66.2635

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