Lares County

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Lares County Legal Resources Back to top

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Puerto Rico

US Attorneys [ San Juan - Main Office ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - San Juan ]
District Court [ Main Office - San Juan ]
Pretrial Services [ Main Office - San Juan ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - San Juan ]

Population (2000): 34,415
Land Area (2000): 159.188 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.478 square kilometers
Local Time(s):
Area Code(s): 787

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	51,168	73.70%
Rural, Farm	1,782	2.57%
Rural, Non-farm	16,474	23.73%

Lares County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Employment Information Back to top
Lares County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	7,037	5,749	1,288	18.30%	183
1991	7,521	5,959	1,563	20.78%	208
1992	7,587	5,911	1,676	22.09%	221
1993	8,031	6,271	1,760	21.92%	219
1994	8,294	6,794	1,500	18.09%	181
1995	8,601	7,101	1,500	17.44%	174
1996	8,887	7,238	1,650	18.56%	186
1997	9,470	7,843	1,627	17.18%	172
1998	9,385	7,836	1,549	16.50%	165
1999	9,106	7,777	1,329	14.60%	146
2000	10,230	9,056	1,174	11.47%	115
2001	10,239	8,909	1,330	12.99%	130
2002	10,972	9,303	1,669	15.21%	152
2003	11,050	9,527	1,523	13.78%	138
2004	11,432	10,109	1,323	11.57%	116
2005	12,151	10,625	1,526	12.56%	125
2006	12,045	10,680	1,366	11.34%	114
2007	12,018	10,635	1,383	11.51%	115
2008	11,946	10,413	1,533	12.83%	128

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,778	5,736	1,042	15.37%	154
Feb 1990	6,863	5,625	1,238	18.04%	180
Mar 1990	6,654	5,455	1,199	18.02%	180
Apr 1990	6,678	5,204	1,474	22.07%	221
May 1990	6,994	5,765	1,229	17.57%	176
Jun 1990	7,259	5,686	1,573	21.67%	217
Jul 1990	6,938	5,556	1,382	19.92%	199
Aug 1990	7,092	5,737	1,355	19.11%	191
Sep 1990	7,057	5,845	1,212	17.17%	172
Oct 1990	7,263	5,941	1,322	18.20%	182
Nov 1990	7,382	6,231	1,151	15.59%	156
Dec 1990	7,484	6,206	1,278	17.08%	171

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	7,295	5,975	1,320	18.09%	181
Feb 1991	7,546	5,880	1,666	22.08%	221
Mar 1991	7,381	5,797	1,584	21.46%	215
Apr 1991	7,543	5,769	1,774	23.52%	235
May 1991	7,277	5,564	1,713	23.54%	235
Jun 1991	7,636	5,773	1,863	24.40%	244
Jul 1991	7,441	5,862	1,579	21.22%	212
Aug 1991	7,414	5,730	1,684	22.71%	227
Sep 1991	7,685	6,157	1,528	19.88%	199
Oct 1991	8,112	6,744	1,368	16.86%	169
Nov 1991	7,559	6,269	1,290	17.07%	171
Dec 1991	7,367	5,985	1,382	18.76%	188

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	7,455	5,750	1,705	22.87%	229
Feb 1992	7,168	5,362	1,806	25.20%	252
Mar 1992	7,269	5,564	1,705	23.46%	235
Apr 1992	7,469	5,628	1,841	24.65%	246
May 1992	7,652	5,687	1,965	25.68%	257
Jun 1992	7,916	5,945	1,971	24.90%	249
Jul 1992	7,789	5,779	2,010	25.81%	258
Aug 1992	7,738	5,937	1,801	23.27%	233
Sep 1992	7,569	5,963	1,606	21.22%	212
Oct 1992	8,075	6,717	1,358	16.82%	168
Nov 1992	7,546	6,436	1,110	14.71%	147
Dec 1992	7,392	6,158	1,234	16.69%	167

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	7,567	6,034	1,533	20.26%	203
Feb 1993	7,637	5,882	1,755	22.98%	230
Mar 1993	7,698	5,906	1,792	23.28%	233
Apr 1993	7,919	6,149	1,770	22.35%	224
May 1993	8,104	6,174	1,930	23.82%	238
Jun 1993	8,453	6,454	1,999	23.65%	236
Jul 1993	8,313	6,329	1,984	23.87%	239
Aug 1993	8,331	6,195	2,136	25.64%	256
Sep 1993	8,336	6,552	1,784	21.40%	214
Oct 1993	8,413	6,846	1,567	18.63%	186
Nov 1993	8,066	6,585	1,481	18.36%	184
Dec 1993	7,538	6,145	1,393	18.48%	185

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,002	6,427	1,575	19.68%	197
Feb 1994	8,083	6,454	1,629	20.15%	202
Mar 1994	7,990	6,360	1,630	20.40%	204
Apr 1994	8,174	6,516	1,658	20.28%	203
May 1994	7,969	6,351	1,618	20.30%	203
Jun 1994	8,328	6,608	1,720	20.65%	207
Jul 1994	8,807	7,107	1,700	19.30%	193
Aug 1994	8,791	7,173	1,618	18.41%	184
Sep 1994	8,753	7,351	1,402	16.02%	160
Oct 1994	8,548	7,262	1,286	15.04%	150
Nov 1994	8,029	6,918	1,111	13.84%	138
Dec 1994	8,049	6,995	1,054	13.09%	131

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,083	6,901	1,182	14.62%	146
Feb 1995	8,038	6,641	1,397	17.38%	174
Mar 1995	7,996	6,546	1,450	18.13%	181
Apr 1995	8,472	6,855	1,617	19.09%	191
May 1995	8,589	6,880	1,709	19.90%	199
Jun 1995	8,551	6,827	1,724	20.16%	202
Jul 1995	9,056	7,182	1,874	20.69%	207
Aug 1995	8,867	7,256	1,611	18.17%	182
Sep 1995	9,002	7,479	1,523	16.92%	169
Oct 1995	9,503	8,034	1,469	15.46%	155
Nov 1995	8,517	7,324	1,193	14.01%	140
Dec 1995	8,532	7,286	1,246	14.60%	146

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	8,604	6,964	1,640	19.06%	191
Feb 1996	8,790	7,300	1,490	16.95%	170
Mar 1996	8,938	7,380	1,558	17.43%	174
Apr 1996	8,765	7,038	1,727	19.70%	197
May 1996	8,809	6,891	1,918	21.77%	218
Jun 1996	9,072	7,028	2,044	22.53%	225
Jul 1996	8,914	7,000	1,914	21.47%	215
Aug 1996	9,000	7,187	1,813	20.14%	201
Sep 1996	8,935	7,315	1,620	18.13%	181
Oct 1996	9,033	7,523	1,510	16.72%	167
Nov 1996	9,016	7,724	1,292	14.33%	143
Dec 1996	8,770	7,501	1,269	14.47%	145

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	9,241	7,678	1,563	16.91%	169
Feb 1997	9,272	7,656	1,616	17.43%	174
Mar 1997	9,484	7,861	1,623	17.11%	171
Apr 1997	9,529	7,711	1,818	19.08%	191
May 1997	9,314	7,562	1,752	18.81%	188
Jun 1997	9,893	7,918	1,975	19.96%	200
Jul 1997	9,627	7,785	1,842	19.13%	191
Aug 1997	9,796	8,084	1,712	17.48%	175
Sep 1997	9,934	8,331	1,603	16.14%	161
Oct 1997	9,342	7,892	1,450	15.52%	155
Nov 1997	9,390	8,096	1,294	13.78%	138
Dec 1997	8,822	7,547	1,275	14.45%	145

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	9,689	8,044	1,645	16.98%	170
Feb 1998	9,356	7,660	1,696	18.13%	181
Mar 1998	9,749	8,030	1,719	17.63%	176
Apr 1998	9,497	7,932	1,565	16.48%	165
May 1998	9,581	7,881	1,700	17.74%	177
Jun 1998	9,524	7,841	1,683	17.67%	177
Jul 1998	9,220	7,646	1,574	17.07%	171
Aug 1998	8,938	7,493	1,445	16.17%	162
Sep 1998	9,303	7,843	1,460	15.69%	157
Oct 1998	8,899	7,426	1,473	16.55%	166
Nov 1998	9,295	7,945	1,350	14.52%	145
Dec 1998	9,569	8,295	1,274	13.31%	133

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	9,413	8,047	1,366	14.51%	145
Feb 1999	9,233	7,823	1,410	15.27%	153
Mar 1999	9,508	7,987	1,521	16.00%	160
Apr 1999	9,444	8,181	1,263	13.37%	134
May 1999	9,132	7,835	1,297	14.20%	142
Jun 1999	9,252	7,907	1,345	14.54%	145
Jul 1999	8,911	7,697	1,214	13.62%	136
Aug 1999	8,931	7,576	1,355	15.17%	152
Sep 1999	8,832	7,446	1,386	15.69%	157
Oct 1999	8,790	7,389	1,401	15.94%	159
Nov 1999	9,084	7,837	1,247	13.73%	137
Dec 1999	8,741	7,595	1,146	13.11%	131

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	10,459	9,060	1,399	13.38%	134
Feb 2000	10,399	9,150	1,249	12.01%	120
Mar 2000	10,458	9,229	1,229	11.75%	118
Apr 2000	10,257	9,072	1,185	11.55%	116
May 2000	10,647	9,443	1,204	11.31%	113
Jun 2000	10,369	9,173	1,196	11.53%	115
Jul 2000	10,205	9,049	1,156	11.33%	113
Aug 2000	9,983	8,715	1,268	12.70%	127
Sep 2000	9,970	8,908	1,062	10.65%	107
Oct 2000	9,933	8,814	1,119	11.27%	113
Nov 2000	10,040	9,044	996	9.92%	99
Dec 2000	10,039	9,017	1,022	10.18%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	10,043	8,902	1,141	11.36%	114
Feb 2001	10,170	8,917	1,253	12.32%	123
Mar 2001	10,091	8,882	1,209	11.98%	120
Apr 2001	10,388	8,849	1,539	14.82%	148
May 2001	10,338	8,950	1,388	13.43%	134
Jun 2001	10,290	8,938	1,352	13.14%	131
Jul 2001	9,994	8,756	1,238	12.39%	124
Aug 2001	10,215	8,694	1,521	14.89%	149
Sep 2001	10,306	8,826	1,480	14.36%	144
Oct 2001	10,349	8,882	1,467	14.18%	142
Nov 2001	10,529	9,217	1,312	12.46%	125
Dec 2001	10,151	9,094	1,057	10.41%	104

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	10,540	9,220	1,320	12.52%	125
Feb 2002	10,922	9,316	1,606	14.70%	147
Mar 2002	10,776	9,314	1,462	13.57%	136
Apr 2002	11,124	9,358	1,766	15.88%	159
May 2002	11,129	9,347	1,782	16.01%	160
Jun 2002	11,341	9,475	1,866	16.45%	165
Jul 2002	11,142	9,249	1,893	16.99%	170
Aug 2002	11,259	9,266	1,993	17.70%	177
Sep 2002	11,185	9,314	1,871	16.73%	167
Oct 2002	10,799	9,171	1,628	15.08%	151
Nov 2002	10,839	9,410	1,429	13.18%	132
Dec 2002	10,608	9,195	1,413	13.32%	133

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	10,972	9,425	1,547	14.10%	141
Feb 2003	10,887	9,313	1,574	14.46%	145
Mar 2003	10,967	9,411	1,556	14.19%	142
Apr 2003	11,301	9,677	1,624	14.37%	144
May 2003	11,283	9,727	1,556	13.79%	138
Jun 2003	11,261	9,641	1,620	14.39%	144
Jul 2003	10,994	9,463	1,531	13.93%	139
Aug 2003	10,825	9,323	1,502	13.88%	139
Sep 2003	10,785	9,294	1,491	13.82%	138
Oct 2003	11,019	9,591	1,428	12.96%	130
Nov 2003	11,129	9,624	1,505	13.52%	135
Dec 2003	11,174	9,834	1,340	11.99%	120

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	11,330	9,857	1,473	13.00%	130
Feb 2004	11,269	9,905	1,364	12.10%	121
Mar 2004	11,498	9,987	1,511	13.14%	131
Apr 2004	11,343	10,000	1,343	11.84%	118
May 2004	11,299	10,006	1,293	11.44%	114
Jun 2004	11,505	10,215	1,290	11.21%	112
Jul 2004	11,440	10,229	1,211	10.59%	106
Aug 2004	11,645	10,190	1,455	12.49%	125
Sep 2004	11,570	10,342	1,228	10.61%	106
Oct 2004	11,377	10,136	1,241	10.91%	109
Nov 2004	11,379	10,161	1,218	10.70%	107
Dec 2004	11,529	10,283	1,246	10.81%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	11,702	10,355	1,347	11.51%	115
Feb 2005	11,611	10,329	1,282	11.04%	110
Mar 2005	11,880	10,401	1,479	12.45%	124
Apr 2005	11,867	10,413	1,454	12.25%	123
May 2005	12,109	10,665	1,444	11.93%	119
Jun 2005	12,623	11,054	1,569	12.43%	124
Jul 2005	12,275	10,635	1,640	13.36%	134
Aug 2005	12,365	10,796	1,569	12.69%	127
Sep 2005	12,464	10,964	1,500	12.03%	120
Oct 2005	12,323	10,589	1,734	14.07%	141
Nov 2005	12,392	10,617	1,775	14.32%	143
Dec 2005	12,200	10,679	1,521	12.47%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	11,932	10,384	1,548	12.97%	130
Feb 2006	11,918	10,657	1,261	10.58%	106
Mar 2006	12,028	10,866	1,162	9.66%	97
Apr 2006	12,225	10,975	1,250	10.22%	102
May 2006	12,093	10,633	1,460	12.07%	121
Jun 2006	12,182	10,615	1,567	12.86%	129
Jul 2006	11,889	10,304	1,585	13.33%	133
Aug 2006	11,888	10,455	1,433	12.05%	121
Sep 2006	12,005	10,565	1,440	12.00%	120
Oct 2006	12,033	10,813	1,220	10.14%	101
Nov 2006	12,068	10,841	1,227	10.17%	102
Dec 2006	12,284	11,050	1,234	10.05%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	12,284	10,982	1,302	10.60%	106
Feb 2007	12,429	11,065	1,364	10.97%	110
Mar 2007	12,250	11,012	1,238	10.11%	101
Apr 2007	12,149	10,974	1,175	9.67%	97
May 2007	12,137	10,875	1,262	10.40%	104
Jun 2007	12,159	10,677	1,482	12.19%	122
Jul 2007	11,985	10,449	1,536	12.82%	128
Aug 2007	11,833	10,311	1,522	12.86%	129
Sep 2007	11,619	10,231	1,388	11.95%	119
Oct 2007	11,731	10,216	1,515	12.91%	129
Nov 2007	11,846	10,428	1,418	11.97%	120
Dec 2007	11,798	10,404	1,394	11.82%	118

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	11,839	10,349	1,490	12.59%	126
Feb 2008	11,861	10,384	1,477	12.45%	125
Mar 2008	11,709	10,443	1,266	10.81%	108
Apr 2008	11,695	10,353	1,342	11.47%	115
May 2008	11,983	10,425	1,558	13.00%	130
Jun 2008	12,439	10,763	1,676	13.47%	135
Jul 2008	12,092	10,402	1,690	13.98%	140
Aug 2008	11,976	10,291	1,685	14.07%	141
Sep 2008	11,921	10,307	1,614	13.54%	135
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lares County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,744	18.91%
2.	Public Administration	1,110	12.03%
3.	Construction	1,082	11.73%
4.	Educational Services	584	6.33%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	460	4.99%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	450	4.88%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	402	4.36%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	308	3.34%
9.	Health Care	230	2.49%
10.	Chemical Manufacturing	214	2.32%
11.	Food Manufacturing	190	2.06%
12.	Leather and Allied Manufacturing	152	1.65%
13.	Finance and Insurance	142	1.54%
14.	Utilities	142	1.54%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	140	1.52%
16.	Other Transportation	140	1.52%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	120	1.30%
18.	Apparel Manufacturing	116	1.26%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	100	1.08%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	94	1.02%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,306	24.86%
2.	Health Care	942	17.93%
3.	Public Administration	704	13.40%
4.	Leather and Allied Manufacturing	366	6.97%
5.	Apparel Manufacturing	340	6.47%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	228	4.34%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	162	3.08%
8.	Social Assistance	148	2.82%
9.	Finance and Insurance	122	2.32%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	110	2.09%
11.	Private Household Services	88	1.67%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	80	1.52%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	68	1.29%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	62	1.18%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	48	0.91%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	44	0.84%
17.	Food Manufacturing	44	0.84%
18.	Personal and Laundry Services	44	0.84%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	38	0.72%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	32	0.61%

Lares County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	1,234	13.38%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	482	5.23%
3.	Law Enforcement Workers	456	4.94%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	380	4.12%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	354	3.84%
6.	Other Production Occupations	350	3.79%
7.	Carpenters	346	3.75%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	336	3.64%
9.	Other Construction Trades	288	3.12%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	280	3.04%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	278	3.01%
12.	Other Installation / Maintenance	276	2.99%
13.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	262	2.84%
14.	Other Protective Service Workers	260	2.82%
15.	Cashiers	254	2.75%
16.	Construction Laborers	252	2.73%
17.	Other Management Occupations	216	2.34%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	204	2.21%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	168	1.82%
20.	Food Processing Workers	152	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	550	10.47%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	534	10.16%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	486	9.25%
4.	Registered Nurses	446	8.49%
5.	Cashiers	330	6.28%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	320	6.09%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	250	4.76%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	224	4.26%
9.	Other Management Occupations	148	2.82%
10.	Other Production Occupations	146	2.78%
11.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	144	2.74%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	144	2.74%
13.	Teachers, Secondary School	122	2.32%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	112	2.13%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	100	1.90%
16.	Other Healthcare Support	94	1.79%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	78	1.48%
18.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	76	1.45%
19.	Agricultural Workers	60	1.14%
20.	Other Financial Specialists	54	1.03%

Lares County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,166	25.83%
15-35 hours	4,376	8.59%
1-14 hours	933	1.83%
No regular hours	32,489	63.75%

Lares County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	486	3.50%
5 AM-5:29 AM	552	3.97%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	720	5.18%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,328	16.76%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,933	13.92%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,208	23.10%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,872	13.48%
8 AM-8:29 AM	802	5.77%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	156	1.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	134	0.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	200	1.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	128	0.92%
Noon-3:59 PM	822	5.92%
4 PM-11:59 PM	548	3.95%

Lares County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	860	6.19%
5-9	1,790	12.89%
10-14	1,810	13.03%
15-19	1,950	14.04%
20-24	1,324	9.53%
25-29	554	3.99%
30-34	1,907	13.73%
35-39	412	2.97%
40-44	640	4.61%
45-59	1,160	8.35%
60-89	874	6.29%
At least 90	608	4.38%

Lares County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	38	0.27%	8,250	59.40%
30-44	20	0.14%	2,939	21.16%
45-59	26	0.19%	1,134	8.16%
At least 60	70	0.50%	1,412	10.17%

Lares County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	12	0.08%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,150	15.11%
Car / truck / van, solo	10,364	72.86%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	250	1.76%
Public transportation	154	1.08%
Walked	959	6.74%
Worked at home	336	2.36%

Lares County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Family Information Back to top
: 22,000 (68,444 people)
: 18,436 (64,232 people)
: 2,339
: 48,964
Lares County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	11,434	51.56%
$10,000-$14,999	3,353	15.12%
$15,000-$19,999	2,137	9.64%
$20,000-$24,999	1,690	7.62%
$25,000-$29,999	1,014	4.57%
$30,000-$34,999	882	3.98%
$35,000-$39,999	438	1.98%
$40,000-$44,999	240	1.08%
$45,000-$49,999	252	1.14%
$50,000-$59,999	356	1.61%
$60,000-$74,999	237	1.07%
$75,000-$99,999	108	0.49%
$100,000-$124,999	12	0.05%
$125,000-$149,999	0	0.00%
$150,000-$199,999	0	0.00%
$200,000 or more	24	0.11%

Lares County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,702	15.51%
Family, 2 people	2,681	24.43%
Nonfamily, 2 people	108	0.98%
Family, 3 people	2,262	20.61%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6	0.05%
Family, 4 people	2,203	20.07%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1	0.01%
Family, 5 people	1,272	11.59%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.02%
Family, 6 people	452	4.12%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	285	2.60%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Lares County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	13,191	28.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	812	1.73%
Public Assistance	6,825	14.53%
Retirement	1,763	3.75%
Self Employment	1,891	4.03%
Social Security	7,597	16.17%
Supplemental Security	282	0.60%
Wage / Salary	12,179	25.92%
Other	2,440	5.19%

Lares County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,463	46.01%
With children under 18	7,583	53.99%

Lares County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,398	5.55%
Married	15,406	61.16%
Never Married	7,528	29.88%
Widowed	858	3.41%

Lares County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,144	7.96%
Married	15,692	58.23%
Never Married	6,083	22.57%
Widowed	3,028	11.24%

Lares County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Education Information Back to top
Lares County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	17,519	36.30%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,105	16.79%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,936	18.51%
Some college, no degree	6,036	12.51%
Associate degree	2,180	4.52%
Bachelors degree	4,621	9.57%
Graduate or professional degree	868	1.80%

Lares County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	546	1.59%	34	0.10%	580	1.69%
Kindergarten	1,019	2.96%	54	0.16%	1,073	3.12%
Grades 1-4	4,909	14.26%	194	0.56%	5,103	14.83%
Grades 5-8	5,108	14.84%	116	0.34%	5,224	15.18%
Grades 9-12	4,743	13.78%	174	0.51%	4,917	14.29%
Undergrad college	1,690	4.91%	1,361	3.95%	3,051	8.87%
Graduate or professional school	52	0.15%	136	0.40%	188	0.55%
Total	18,067	52.50%	2,069	6.01%	20,136	58.51%

Lares County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lares County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	23,763	34.43%
Below Poverty Level	45,261	65.57%

Lares County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lares County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,487	15.94%
10-19 Years	6,192	17.99%
20-29 Years	4,827	14.03%
30-39 Years	4,639	13.48%
40-49 Years	4,245	12.33%
50-59 Years	3,758	10.92%
60-69 Years	2,562	7.44%
70-79 Years	1,705	4.95%
80-89 Years	819	2.38%
90+ Years	181	0.53%

Lares County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	16,903	49.12%
Female	17,512	50.88%

Lares County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	34,228	99.46%
Caucasian	167	0.49%
Asian	10	0.03%
Multiracial	4	0.01%
African-American	3	0.01%
Other Race	1	0.00%
Amerindian	1	0.00%
Pacific Islander	1	0.00%

Lares County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	1,301	92.07%
2.	Italian	42	2.97%
3.	West Indian	16	1.13%
4.	African	12	0.85%
5.	Brazilian	12	0.85%
6.	European	10	0.71%
7.	French Non-Basque	10	0.71%
8.	Haitian	10	0.71%

Lares County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	55,646	86.68%
2.	Only English	8,541	13.30%
3.	French	10	0.02%

Lares County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	68,982	99.36%
Naturalized immigrant	102	0.15%
Not a citizen	340	0.49%

Lares County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lares County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bartolo	Espino	Pezuela
Buenos Aires	La Torre	Piletas
Callejones	Lares	Pueblo
Castaner	Mirasol	Rio Prieto

Lares County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

00631

00669

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Lares (10,407)	Buenos Aires (2,937)	Pezuela (272)
Piletas (5,656)	Castaner (2,188)	Rio Prieto
Callejones (4,361)	La Torre (1,658)	Espino
Bartolo (3,290)	Mirasol (1,510)	Pueblo