Ciales vs Hato Viejo

A side-by-side comparison of Ciales and Hato Viejo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ciales has the higher population (2,777 vs 919 in Hato Viejo). Hato Viejo has the higher median household income ($30,197 vs $20,306 in Ciales). Hato Viejo has the higher median home value ($99,900 vs $97,000 in Ciales).

Population, income & housing

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
Population	2,777	919
Median age	36.2 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$20,306	$30,197
Median home value	$97,000	$99,900
Median gross rent	$402	$604
Housing units	1,301	396
Homeownership rate	50.2%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	17.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
Population	2,116 → 2,777 (+31.2%)	813 → 919 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$12,000 → $20,306 (+69.2%)	$25,109 → $30,197 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $97,000 (+17.4%)	$97,100 → $99,900 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$201 → $402 (+100.0%)	$389 → $604 (+55.3%)

Ciales

Population

2,1162,777

Median household income

$12,000$20,306

Median home value

$82,600$97,000

Median gross rent

$201$402

Hato Viejo

Population

813919

Median household income

$25,109$30,197

Median home value

$97,100$99,900

Median gross rent

$389$604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
Under 5	5.9%	2.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	10.7%	12.2%
25 to 34	18.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	5.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	7.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	7.4%
75 and over	11.3%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
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+

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
No high school diploma	23.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	20.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
Drove alone	86.5%	87.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
1-unit, detached	61.3%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	25.0%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ciales	Hato Viejo
Poverty rate	57.1%	52.6%
Average household size	3.02	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1979	1994