Las Carolinas vs Los Panes

A side-by-side comparison of Las Carolinas and Los Panes: population, income, housing, and more.

Las Carolinas and Los Panes are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Las Carolinas has the higher population (2,040 vs 183 in Los Panes). Los Panes has the higher median household income ($38,587 vs $24,688 in Las Carolinas). Since 2019, Los Panes's population has grown faster (+454.5% vs +7.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
Population	2,040	183
Median age	36.4 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$24,688	$38,587
Median home value	$133,000	—
Median gross rent	$646	—
Housing units	946	100
Homeownership rate	53.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	34.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
Population	1,898 → 2,040 (+7.5%)	33 → 183 (+454.5%)
Median household income	$14,443 → $24,688 (+70.9%)	$26,319 → $38,587 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $133,000 (+39.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$477 → $646 (+35.4%)	—

Las Carolinas

Population

1,8982,040

Median household income

$14,443$24,688

Median home value

$95,600$133,000

Median gross rent

$477$646

Los Panes

Population

33183

Median household income

$26,319$38,587

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
Under 5	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	14.2%
25 to 34	24.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	36.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.6%
75 and over	6.7%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	96.1%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
No high school diploma	21.5%	16.2%
High school graduate	44.8%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
Drove alone	86.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
1-unit, detached	70.7%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	22.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	34.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Las Carolinas	Los Panes
Poverty rate	51.5%	11.5%
Average household size	2.89	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1991	1989