Demographics of Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Lajas Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 22,784 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −496 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lajas Municipio, in four figures

22,784
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −496 people.; 48.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $19,695 ±$1,928
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,280	100.0	100.0
2021	23,216	99.7	100.2
2022	22,925	98.5	100.7
2023	22,860	98.2	101.6
2024	22,867	98.2	102.5
2025	22,784	97.9	103.1

Population of Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,280	—
2021	23,216	−64
2022	22,925	−291
2023	22,860	−65
2024	22,867	+7
2025	22,784	−83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.5 ±0.7: for men 46.4 ±0.4 and for women 50.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lajas Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	664 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,798 ±389	12.1% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,888 ±298	8.2% ±1.3	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,282 ±354	22.9% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,116 ±472	26.6% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,287 ±605	27.3% ±2.6	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $19,695 ±$1,928, and income per person $11,343 ±$870, in 2024 dollars. The median is $26,297 ±$261 in Puerto Rico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lajas Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	5,327 ±625	60.2% ±6.0	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,271 ±379	25.7% ±4.0	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	863 ±240	9.8% ±2.6	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	290 ±136	3.3% ±1.5	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5 to 151	0.1% to 1.7%	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 38	0% to 0.4%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 29	0% to 0.3%	1.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lajas Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	12,087 ±1,135	52.6% ±4.9	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,337 ±401	67.5% ±5.1	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,039 ±803	50.9% ±5.1	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,711 ±477	48.7% ±4.2	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lajas Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lajas Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	12,573 ±412	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	70.3% ±3.8	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	29.7% ±3.1	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.8% ±4.1	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.2% ±4.3	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,800 ±$4,483	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$479 ±$60	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lajas Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22,722 ±205	98.6% ±0.9	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	64 to 484	0.3% to 2.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

The Bureau counts a person born in Puerto Rico as born outside the United States, in Puerto Rico, and the table says so. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lajas Municipio by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in one of the 50 states or DC	1,320 ±365	5.7% ±1.6	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	21,526 ±402	93.4% ±1.7	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12 to 366	0.1% to 1.6%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 244	0% to 1.1%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 155	0% to 0.7%	1.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lajas Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

51st of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Lajas Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Aibonito Municipio	24,746	+0.5%
Añasco Municipio	24,449	−4.4%
Salinas Municipio	24,218	−5.8%
Quebradillas Municipio	23,189	−1.8%
Aguas Buenas Municipio	22,838	−5.5%
Lajas Municipio	22,784	−2.1%
Naguabo Municipio	22,666	−3.1%
Barceloneta Municipio	22,316	−1.5%
Sabana Grande Municipio	22,055	−2.8%
Cataño Municipio	21,701	−6.2%
Loíza Municipio	21,542	−8.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026