Cambalache vs Canovanillas

A side-by-side comparison of Cambalache and Canovanillas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cambalache has the higher population (675 vs 564 in Canovanillas). Canovanillas has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $37,625 in Cambalache). Since 2019, Canovanillas's population has grown faster (+297.2% vs -43.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
Population	675	564
Median age	56.2 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$37,625	$56,875
Median home value	$252,800	—
Housing units	321	164
Homeownership rate	77.0%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
Population	1,185 → 675 (-43.0%)	142 → 564 (+297.2%)
Median household income	$28,250 → $37,625 (+33.2%)	$53,942 → $56,875 (+5.4%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $252,800 (+149.6%)	—

Cambalache

Population

1,185675

Median household income

$28,250$37,625

Median home value

$101,300$252,800

Canovanillas

Population

142564

Median household income

$53,942$56,875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	21.5%
35 to 44	4.7%	22.3%
45 to 54	19.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	20.3%	4.4%
65 to 74	23.3%	11.0%
75 and over	8.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
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	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	33.4%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
Drove alone	65.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.5%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
1-unit, detached	92.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
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

	Cambalache	Canovanillas
Poverty rate	11.7%	17.9%
Average household size	2.64	4.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	44
Median year structure built	1998	1980