Playa Fortuna

Population: 1,474
Median household income: $17,452
Median home value: $99,900

Playa Fortuna, a community in Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,474 residents. At $17,452, its median household income sits below Luquillo Municipio's $23,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Playa Fortuna's population grew 53.4% from 961 to 1,474, while its median home value fell 4.7% from $104,800 to $99,900.

The typical home was built around 1986. 66.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,474
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $17,452
Median home value: $99,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 765
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 19.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9611,474

Median household income

$14,085$17,452

Median home value

$104,800$99,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	961	$14,085	$104,800	—
2020	1,191	$14,167	$103,600	—
2021	1,227	$13,167	$92,700	$615
2022	1,275	$11,466	$99,300	—
2023	1,474	$17,452	$99,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 175.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 5419.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	82	5.6%
18 to 24	109	7.4%
25 to 34	290	19.7%
35 to 44	81	5.5%
45 to 54	283	19.2%
55 to 64	237	16.1%
65 to 74	175	11.9%
75 and over	217	14.7%

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)	1,474	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.8%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	446	34.8%
High school graduate	448	34.9%
Some college or associate's	250	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	124	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone95.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle4.8%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	394	95.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	20	4.8%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	193	46.6%
15 to 29 min	93	22.5%
30 to 44 min	92	22.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	36	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 66.6% (981 of 1,474)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	45.2%
Nonfamily households	337	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	615	80.4%
Vacant	150	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	407	66.2%
Renter-occupied	208	33.8%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached26.8%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	545	71.2%
1-unit, attached	205	26.8%
2 to 4 units	15	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7263310
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 18.3782, -65.7438