Las Piedras

Population: 5,005
Median household income: $14,995
Median home value: $114,600

Las Piedras, a community in Las Piedras Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 5,005 residents. Its median household income of $14,995 runs below the Las Piedras Municipio figure of $25,697.

From 2019 to 2023, Las Piedras's population declined 26.8% from 6,835 to 5,005, while its median home value rose 8.1% from $106,000 to $114,600.

71.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,005
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $14,995
Median home value: $114,600
Median gross rent: $304
Housing units: 2,552
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8355,005

Median household income

$19,412$14,995

Median home value

$106,000$114,600

Median gross rent

$459$304

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,835	$19,412	$106,000	$459
2020	6,693	$18,333	$109,100	$281
2021	5,785	$16,433	$110,400	$328
2022	4,996	$16,631	$113,600	$261
2023	5,005	$14,995	$114,600	$304

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	3.5%
5 to 17	682	13.6%
18 to 24	529	10.6%
25 to 34	513	10.2%
35 to 44	503	10.0%
45 to 54	624	12.5%
55 to 64	727	14.5%
65 to 74	665	13.3%
75 and over	588	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11	0.2%
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)	4,994	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	570	15.7%
High school graduate	849	23.5%
Some college or associate's	1,135	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	623	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	443	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone93.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,395	93.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	101	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	523	35.0%
15 to 29 min	235	15.7%
30 to 44 min	393	26.3%
45 to 59 min	119	8.0%
60+ min	226	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 51.6% (2,571 of 4,980)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,160	58.2%
Nonfamily households	833	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,993	78.1%
Vacant	559	21.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,206	60.5%
Renter-occupied	787	39.5%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,827	71.6%
1-unit, attached	180	7.1%
2 to 4 units	61	2.4%
5 to 19 units	298	11.7%
20 or more units	186	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7244390
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 1.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.1787, -65.8711