Luquillo

Population: 7,461
Median household income: $22,414
Median home value: $123,300

Luquillo, a community in Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 7,461 residents. Its median household income of $22,414 runs below the Luquillo Municipio figure of $23,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Luquillo's population declined 1.8% from 7,599 to 7,461, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $110,300 to $123,300.

Owners occupy 62.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,461
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $22,414
Median home value: $123,300
Median gross rent: $433
Housing units: 3,722
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 24.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5997,461

Median household income

$21,613$22,414

Median home value

$110,300$123,300

Median gross rent

$333$433

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,599	$21,613	$110,300	$333
2020	7,478	$21,619	$109,200	$351
2021	7,898	$21,045	$108,200	$353
2022	7,870	$21,037	$124,200	$413
2023	7,461	$22,414	$123,300	$433

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	338	4.5%
5 to 17	1,181	15.8%
18 to 24	931	12.5%
25 to 34	832	11.2%
35 to 44	1,035	13.9%
45 to 54	755	10.1%
55 to 64	929	12.5%
65 to 74	760	10.2%
75 and over	700	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12	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)	7,449	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	679	13.6%
High school graduate	1,874	37.4%
Some college or associate's	1,239	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	864	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	355	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,773	80.3%
Carpooled	60	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	141	6.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	109	4.9%
Other means	126	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	412	19.6%
15 to 29 min	756	36.0%
30 to 44 min	403	19.2%
45 to 59 min	186	8.9%
60+ min	343	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 46.4% (3,445 of 7,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,847	64.5%
Nonfamily households	1,016	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,863	76.9%
Vacant	859	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,802	62.9%
Renter-occupied	1,061	37.1%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,453	65.9%
1-unit, attached	462	12.4%
2 to 4 units	105	2.8%
5 to 19 units	439	11.8%
20 or more units	263	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7247787
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 18.3757, -65.7209