Palma Sola vs San Isidro

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

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

San Isidro has the higher population (7,063 vs 1,399 in Palma Sola). San Isidro has the higher median household income ($23,838 vs $22,614 in Palma Sola). Palma Sola has the higher median home value ($173,600 vs $90,800 in San Isidro).

Population, income & housing

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
Population	1,399	7,063
Median age	36.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$22,614	$23,838
Median home value	$173,600	$90,800
Median gross rent	—	$482
Housing units	613	3,317
Homeownership rate	68.7%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
Population	1,130 → 1,399 (+23.8%)	7,046 → 7,063 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$17,061 → $22,614 (+32.5%)	$18,981 → $23,838 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $173,600 (+99.5%)	$87,300 → $90,800 (+4.0%)
Median gross rent	$442 → $483 (+9.3%)	$480 → $482 (+0.4%)

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

San Isidro

Population

7,0467,063

Median household income

$18,981$23,838

Median home value

$87,300$90,800

Median gross rent

$480$482

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
Under 5	2.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	17.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	6.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	18.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.4%
75 and over	7.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
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+

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
No high school diploma	14.5%	29.9%
High school graduate	52.7%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	13.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
Drove alone	100.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
1-unit, detached	77.3%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	22.7%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
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

	Palma Sola	San Isidro
Poverty rate	55.0%	40.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1990	1982