Fajardo vs Las Croabas

A side-by-side comparison of Fajardo and Las Croabas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fajardo has the higher population (25,524 vs 688 in Las Croabas). Fajardo has the higher median household income ($24,305 vs $18,961 in Las Croabas). Las Croabas has the higher median home value ($124,300 vs $118,400 in Fajardo).

Population, income & housing

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
Population	25,524	688
Median age	43.8 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$24,305	$18,961
Median home value	$118,400	$124,300
Median gross rent	$604	—
Housing units	14,451	800
Homeownership rate	68.5%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	20.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
Population	24,950 → 25,524 (+2.3%)	920 → 688 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$18,631 → $24,305 (+30.5%)	$23,405 → $18,961 (-19.0%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $118,400 (+17.7%)	$161,100 → $124,300 (-22.8%)
Median gross rent	$505 → $604 (+19.6%)	—

Fajardo

Population

24,95025,524

Median household income

$18,631$24,305

Median home value

$100,600$118,400

Median gross rent

$505$604

Las Croabas

Population

920688

Median household income

$23,405$18,961

Median home value

$161,100$124,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
Under 5	4.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	2.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	16.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	21.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	13.7%
75 and over	13.1%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.0%	98.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
No high school diploma	14.9%	25.5%
High school graduate	31.0%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
Drove alone	79.8%	73.4%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.9%	26.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
1-unit, detached	62.8%	40.0%
1-unit, attached	18.3%	26.5%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	26.6%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fajardo	Las Croabas
Poverty rate	43.3%	39.4%
Average household size	2.47	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	14
Median year structure built	1977	1981