La Plena

Population: 480
Median household income: $20,486
Median home value: $86,900

La Plena, a community in Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 480 residents. At $20,486, its median household income sits below Salinas Municipio's $21,611.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Plena's population declined 14.3% from 560 to 480, while its median home value rose 1.3% from $85,800 to $86,900.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 27.9% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 96.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 480
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $20,486
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 297
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

560480

Median household income

$18,611$20,486

Median home value

$85,800$86,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	560	$18,611	$85,800
2020	515	$18,773	$82,800
2021	478	$19,543	$91,300
2022	465	$22,237	$87,300
2023	480	$20,486	$86,900

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 174.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5427.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over23.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	19	4.0%
18 to 24	45	9.4%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	52	10.8%
45 to 54	134	27.9%
55 to 64	70	14.6%
65 to 74	46	9.6%
75 and over	114	23.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19	4.0%
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)	461	96.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's10.8%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	20.0%
High school graduate	205	49.3%
Some college or associate's	45	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	31	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	52	12.5%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	116	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
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	11	9.5%
15 to 29 min	47	40.5%
30 to 44 min	47	40.5%
45 to 59 min	11	9.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 32.3% (155 of 480)

	Count	Share
Family households	143	57.9%
Nonfamily households	104	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	247	83.2%
Vacant	50	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	88.7%
Renter-occupied	28	11.3%

1-unit, detached57.6%

1-unit, attached36.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	171	57.6%
1-unit, attached	109	36.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7242197
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0412, -66.2063