Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,631
Median household income: $23,769
Median home value: $125,200

Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 17,631 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $23,769, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, Luquillo Municipio's population declined 3.3% from 18,224 to 17,631, while its median household income rose 8.8% from $21,850 to $23,769.

65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,631
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $23,769
Median home value: $125,200
Median gross rent: $532
Housing units: 10,417
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 22.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,22417,631

Median household income

$21,850$23,769

Median home value

$111,200$125,200

Median gross rent

$461$532

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,224	$21,850	$111,200	$461
2020	17,924	$21,805	$111,000	$470
2021	17,917	$22,216	$110,000	$472
2022	17,716	$22,585	$125,300	$485
2023	17,631	$23,769	$125,200	$532

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	549	3.1%
5 to 17	2,344	13.3%
18 to 24	1,639	9.3%
25 to 34	2,325	13.2%
35 to 44	1,958	11.1%
45 to 54	2,329	13.2%
55 to 64	2,287	13.0%
65 to 74	2,096	11.9%
75 and over	2,104	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142	0.8%
Black or African American	37	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,437	98.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,536	19.4%
High school graduate	4,474	34.2%
Some college or associate's	3,013	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,154	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	922	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means4.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,207	78.6%
Carpooled	413	7.7%
Public transit	26	0.5%
Walked	161	3.0%
Bicycle	20	0.4%
Worked from home	265	5.0%
Other means	261	4.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,135	22.3%
15 to 29 min	1,817	35.7%
30 to 44 min	985	19.4%
45 to 59 min	450	8.8%
60+ min	701	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 43.8% (7,707 of 17,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,223	62.7%
Nonfamily households	2,515	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,738	64.7%
Vacant	3,679	35.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,675	69.4%
Renter-occupied	2,063	30.6%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,811	65.4%
1-unit, attached	1,288	12.4%
2 to 4 units	205	2.0%
5 to 19 units	852	8.2%
20 or more units	1,261	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 72089
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 18.3680, -65.7099