CanÃ³vanas vs Palma Sola

A side-by-side comparison of CanÃ³vanas and Palma Sola: population, income, housing, and more.

CanÃ³vanas and Palma Sola are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

CanÃ³vanas has the higher population (12,662 vs 1,399 in Palma Sola). CanÃ³vanas has the higher median household income ($43,804 vs $22,614 in Palma Sola). Palma Sola has the higher median home value ($173,600 vs $164,900 in CanÃ³vanas).

Population, income & housing

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
Population	12,662	1,399
Median age	43.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,804	$22,614
Median home value	$164,900	$173,600
Median gross rent	$838	—
Housing units	5,098	613
Homeownership rate	76.7%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
Population	7,377 → 12,662 (+71.6%)	1,130 → 1,399 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$25,821 → $43,804 (+69.6%)	$17,061 → $22,614 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $164,900 (+26.4%)	$87,000 → $173,600 (+99.5%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $838 (+30.9%)	$442 → $483 (+9.3%)

CanÃ³vanas

Population

7,37712,662

Median household income

$25,821$43,804

Median home value

$130,500$164,900

Median gross rent

$640$838

Palma Sola

Population

1,1301,399

Median household income

$17,061$22,614

Median home value

$87,000$173,600

Median gross rent

$442$483

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
Under 5	2.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	21.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	17.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	6.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	17.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	11.7%
75 and over	9.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
White (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	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	99.8%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
No high school diploma	8.9%	14.5%
High school graduate	18.1%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
Drove alone	81.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
1-unit, detached	70.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	CanÃ³vanas	Palma Sola
Poverty rate	17.3%	55.0%
Average household size	2.80	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	36	22
Median year structure built	1990	1990