Palomas vs PiÃ±as

A side-by-side comparison of Palomas and PiÃ±as: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palomas has the higher population (2,095 vs 403 in PiÃ±as). PiÃ±as has the higher median household income ($20,855 vs $19,418 in Palomas). Since 2019, Palomas's population has grown faster (+36.8% vs -40.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
Population	2,095	403
Median age	39.2 yrs	57.4 yrs
Median household income	$19,418	$20,855
Median home value	$116,100	—
Median gross rent	$592	—
Housing units	813	219
Homeownership rate	68.6%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
Population	1,531 → 2,095 (+36.8%)	682 → 403 (-40.9%)
Median household income	$19,077 → $19,418 (+1.8%)	$16,250 → $20,855 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$94,100 → $116,100 (+23.4%)	$89,900 → $98,400 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $592 (+22.8%)	—

Palomas

Population

1,5312,095

Median household income

$19,077$19,418

Median home value

$94,100$116,100

Median gross rent

$482$592

PiÃ±as

Population

682403

Median household income

$16,250$20,855

Median home value

$89,900$98,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	20.7%	4.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	17.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	26.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	17.6%
75 and over	4.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
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+

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
No high school diploma	27.3%	27.3%
High school graduate	22.9%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
Drove alone	90.1%	85.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
1-unit, detached	69.7%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	25.2%	40.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palomas	PiÃ±as
Poverty rate	32.0%	55.6%
Average household size	3.48	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1988	1969