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Las Marías zona urbana, PR

Las Marías zona urbana's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

607
Residents
$18,298
Median income
$74,200
Median home
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Place dossier plate

Sheet PR-LAS-MARAS-ZONA-URBANA-PR · Las Marías zona urbana, PR 607 pop · income 0th pct · 3 tracts

POP-VILLAGE · INC-LOW · COL-UNK · SAFE-UNK · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-LOW · BOOK-FEW

  • POP-VILLAGE 607
  • INC-LOW $18,298
  • COL-UNK COL pending
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-BOTTOM 0th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cutler
  • HOME-LOW $74,200
  • BOOK-FEW 3 tracts

Nearest income peer: Cutler, IN (+ $11 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Las Marías zona urbana

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Las Marías zona urbana on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Las Marías zona urbana on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 607.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $18,298. Population peers are excluded.

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Las Marías zona urbana - the verdict

Nationally, Las Marías zona urbana sits in the 0th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

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percentile, household income
3rd
percentile, home value
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Las Marías zona urbana, PR

Puerto Rico's Las Marías zona urbana is a small town, with 607 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Las Marías zona urbana brings in $18,298 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 55.5%. Las Marías zona urbana's housing stock carries a median value of $74,200, and the median resident age is 60.1 years.

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Puerto Rico's average monthly utility costs around $195 (state average). Workers in Las Marías zona urbana report an average commute of 22.0 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home.

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Las Marías zona urbana's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to within-city variation to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Las Marías zona urbana, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for local building permits, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Las Marías zona urbana?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within Puerto Rico, the closest population matches are Playita comunidad (Salinas Municipio) (602 residents, $20,074 income); Cerrillos Hoyos comunidad (599 residents); Moca zona urbana (620 residents). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Tampico, IL (607 residents); Bay Shore, MI (607 residents); Scotland, TX (607 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Question 2

What does the journey to work look like in Las Marías zona urbana?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 100.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 22.0 minutes.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

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Question 3

What can 3 Census tracts reveal inside Las Marías zona urbana?

PlainCities matches 3 Census tracts to this city.

That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.

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4. Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Las Marías zona urbana?

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 55.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

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Population

607 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$18,298 /yr

Lowest-decile income · poverty 55.5% (Highest-decile poverty)

Median Home Value

$74,200

Lower home values

City profile score · Las Marías zona urbana, PR

0/100

2 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Household income F
$18,298

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate F
55.5%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share N/A
N/A

No ACS bachelor's-attainment share on file for this place.

Cost of living N/A
N/A

No cost-of-living index on file for this place.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

How does Las Marías zona urbana compare to other US cities?

Where Las Marías zona urbana sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 0% higher than other cities
Home value 3% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Las Marías zona urbana against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Puerto Rico only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Puerto Rico-relative analysis

Median Home Value places Las Marías zona urbana near the bottom of Puerto Rico's cities

Among the 274 Puerto Rico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Las Marías zona urbana ranks #258 - the 6th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Las Marías zona urbana only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#186 of 268
31st percentile in Puerto Rico
Median Home Value
#258 of 274
6th percentile in Puerto Rico
Poverty Rate
#78 of 286
73rd percentile in Puerto Rico
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Puerto Rico only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

0thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

0th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Las Marías zona urbana's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$74,200 Among the most affordable more affordable than 97% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Above this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Las Marías zona urbana $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Las Marías zona urbana's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.1×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,855 of 15,516
More affordable than 30% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#8,465 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 4.1×, Las Marías zona urbana sits in the moderate band: national rank #10,855 of 15,516 and #8,465 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$18,298 Las Marías zona urbana, PR median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Las Marías zona urbana, PR Las Marías zona urbana, PR's median household income ($18,298) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Las Marías zona urbana, PR-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Las Marías zona urbana, PR median $18,298/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Las Marías zona urbana, PR median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Las Marías zona urbana, PR.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 55.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 19.4%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
607
Median Income
$18,298
Median Home Value
$74,200
Median Age
60.1
Poverty Rate
55.5%
Labor force participation
19.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
22.0 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 110 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Puerto Rico statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $195

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Puerto Rico at $195 (electricity about $160 , water and sewer about $35 ).

These are Puerto Rico statewide averages, not a meter reading for Las Marías zona urbana. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

How Las Marías zona urbana compares to similar-size Puerto Rico cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Las Marías zona urbana (this city) 607 $18,298
Playita comunidad (Salinas Municipio) 602 $20,074
Cerrillos Hoyos comunidad 599 N/A
Moca zona urbana 620 N/A
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

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