Espino vs La Playa

A side-by-side comparison of Espino and La Playa: population, income, housing, and more.

Espino and La Playa are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Playa has the higher population (1,552 vs 1,346 in Espino). La Playa has the higher median household income ($28,618 vs $23,787 in Espino). Espino has the higher median home value ($135,700 vs $90,800 in La Playa).

Population, income & housing

	Espino	La Playa
Population	1,346	1,552
Median age	47.3 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$23,787	$28,618
Median home value	$135,700	$90,800
Housing units	698	702
Homeownership rate	76.9%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Espino	La Playa
Population	770 → 1,346 (+74.8%)	1,651 → 1,552 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$17,708 → $23,787 (+34.3%)	$14,607 → $28,618 (+95.9%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $135,700 (+70.1%)	$89,200 → $90,800 (+1.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$439 → $525 (+19.6%)

Espino

Population

7701,346

Median household income

$17,708$23,787

Median home value

$79,800$135,700

La Playa

Population

1,6511,552

Median household income

$14,607$28,618

Median home value

$89,200$90,800

Median gross rent

$439$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Espino	La Playa
Under 5	3.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	7.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	7.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	19.8%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	23.3%	24.1%
75 and over	4.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Espino	La Playa
White (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	94.1%	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Espino	La Playa
No high school diploma	19.6%	30.1%
High school graduate	46.3%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Espino	La Playa
Drove alone	51.3%	83.9%
Carpooled	20.5%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	0.0%
Other means	3.4%	9.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Espino	La Playa
1-unit, detached	86.7%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Espino	La Playa
Poverty rate	33.0%	42.7%
Average household size	2.68	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	9
Median year structure built	1978	1973