Buena Vista vs Palmas del Mar

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Palmas del Mar: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Palmas del Mar are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmas del Mar has the higher population (2,799 vs 1,077 in Buena Vista). Palmas del Mar has the higher median home value ($446,800 vs $157,600 in Buena Vista). Since 2019, Palmas del Mar's population has grown faster (+27.7% vs +21.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
Population	1,077	2,799
Median age	52.2 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$97,652
Median home value	$157,600	$446,800
Housing units	587	3,415
Homeownership rate	79.7%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	66.4%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
Population	886 → 1,077 (+21.6%)	2,192 → 2,799 (+27.7%)
Median household income	$17,833 → $28,438 (+59.5%)	$82,228 → $97,652 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $157,600 (+57.6%)	$313,000 → $446,800 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,912 → $1,922 (+0.5%)

Buena Vista

Population

8861,077

Median household income

$17,833$28,438

Median home value

$100,000$157,600

Palmas del Mar

Population

2,1922,799

Median household income

$82,228$97,652

Median home value

$313,000$446,800

Median gross rent

$1,912$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.7%	7.3%
18 to 24	14.1%	13.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	18.9%
55 to 64	18.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	18.0%
75 and over	15.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.0%
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%	6.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
No high school diploma	28.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	31.9%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	32.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
Drove alone	88.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
1-unit, detached	80.7%	28.8%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	33.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Palmas del Mar
Poverty rate	42.0%	13.4%
Average household size	3.37	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1989	1992