La Fermina

Population: 2,139
Median household income: $18,906
Median home value: $106,500

La Fermina is a community in Las Piedras Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 2,139 residents. Its median household income of $18,906 runs below the Las Piedras Municipio figure of $25,697.

From 2019 to 2023, La Fermina's population declined 4.3% from 2,236 to 2,139, while its median home value rose 15.9% from $91,900 to $106,500.

80.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,139
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $18,906
Median home value: $106,500
Median gross rent: $677
Housing units: 985
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 17.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2362,139

Median household income

$19,344$18,906

Median home value

$91,900$106,500

Median gross rent

$459$677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,236	$19,344	$91,900	$459
2020	2,512	$21,212	$91,000	$517
2021	2,413	$16,885	$91,300	$528
2022	2,336	$17,353	$97,900	—
2023	2,139	$18,906	$106,500	$677

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3425.3%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over16.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	1.4%
5 to 17	254	11.9%
18 to 24	247	11.5%
25 to 34	541	25.3%
35 to 44	124	5.8%
45 to 54	153	7.2%
55 to 64	311	14.5%
65 to 74	125	5.8%
75 and over	354	16.5%

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)	2,139	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.6%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	525	32.6%
High school graduate	569	35.4%
Some college or associate's	168	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	346	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone93.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	623	93.3%
Carpooled	45	6.7%
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	101	15.1%
15 to 29 min	323	48.4%
30 to 44 min	35	5.2%
45 to 59 min	90	13.5%
60+ min	119	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 55.8% (1,192 of 2,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	579	80.8%
Nonfamily households	138	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	717	72.8%
Vacant	268	27.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	500	69.7%
Renter-occupied	217	30.3%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached19.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	793	80.5%
1-unit, attached	192	19.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7240563
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.1734, -65.8519