Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,944
Median household income: $19,323
Median home value: $102,200

Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 27,944 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $19,323, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lares Municipio's population grew 8.7% from 25,696 to 27,944, while its median household income rose 16.9% from $16,532 to $19,323.

77.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,944
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $19,323
Median home value: $102,200
Median gross rent: $493
Housing units: 12,448
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,69627,944

Median household income

$16,532$19,323

Median home value

$86,000$102,200

Median gross rent

$420$493

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,696	$16,532	$86,000	$420
2020	24,945	$16,841	$87,000	$443
2021	28,092	$17,629	$87,500	$453
2022	27,990	$18,844	$97,100	$479
2023	27,944	$19,323	$102,200	$493

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	910	3.3%
5 to 17	3,688	13.2%
18 to 24	2,326	8.3%
25 to 34	3,585	12.8%
35 to 44	3,460	12.4%
45 to 54	3,550	12.7%
55 to 64	4,039	14.5%
65 to 74	3,455	12.4%
75 and over	2,931	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	95	0.3%
Black or African American	25	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,734	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.9%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,485	30.9%
High school graduate	4,873	23.2%
Some college or associate's	5,185	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,280	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,197	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,096	85.7%
Carpooled	779	9.4%
Public transit	23	0.3%
Walked	283	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	91	1.1%
Other means	11	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,040	24.9%
15 to 29 min	2,645	32.3%
30 to 44 min	1,297	15.8%
45 to 59 min	757	9.2%
60+ min	1,453	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 54.9% (15,152 of 27,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,728	73.5%
Nonfamily households	2,789	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,517	84.5%
Vacant	1,931	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,881	65.4%
Renter-occupied	3,636	34.6%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,597	77.1%
1-unit, attached	2,150	17.3%
2 to 4 units	409	3.3%
5 to 19 units	237	1.9%
20 or more units	29	0.2%
Mobile home & other	26	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72081
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 61 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 18.2769, -66.8696

Cities & places

Lares