La Parguera

Population: 1,082
Median home value: $102,100

La Parguera, a community in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,082 residents. At $102,100, its median home value sits in line with Lajas Municipio's $102,400.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Parguera's population grew 47.6% from 733 to 1,082.

The typical home was built around 1981. 65.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,082
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $102,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 656
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 58.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7331,082

Median home value

$91,000$102,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	733	—	—
2020	817	$5,819	$91,000
2021	1,066	—	$92,000
2022	1,577	—	$94,500
2023	1,082	—	$102,100

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4422.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7419.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	148	13.7%
18 to 24	13	1.2%
25 to 34	107	9.9%
35 to 44	241	22.3%
45 to 54	131	12.1%
55 to 64	180	16.6%
65 to 74	208	19.2%
75 and over	54	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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)	1,082	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma61.5%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's11.1%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	566	61.5%
High school graduate	151	16.4%
Some college or associate's	102	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	75	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27	2.9%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	75	100.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.11
Poverty rate: 65.5% (709 of 1,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	61.6%
Nonfamily households	101	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	263	40.1%
Vacant	393	59.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	79.8%
Renter-occupied	53	20.2%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached13.3%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	476	72.6%
1-unit, attached	87	13.3%
2 to 4 units	21	3.2%
5 to 19 units	24	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7241767
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 17.9749, -67.0459