Buena Vista vs Punta Santiago

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Punta Santiago: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Punta Santiago has the higher population (3,733 vs 1,077 in Buena Vista). Buena Vista has the higher median home value ($157,600 vs $95,600 in Punta Santiago). Since 2019, Buena Vista's population has grown faster (+21.6% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
Population	1,077	3,733
Median age	52.2 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$25,827
Median home value	$157,600	$95,600
Median gross rent	—	$633
Housing units	587	1,907
Homeownership rate	79.7%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
Population	886 → 1,077 (+21.6%)	4,074 → 3,733 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$17,833 → $28,438 (+59.5%)	$22,121 → $25,827 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $157,600 (+57.6%)	$85,800 → $95,600 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$614 → $633 (+3.1%)

Buena Vista

Population

8861,077

Median household income

$17,833$28,438

Median home value

$100,000$157,600

Punta Santiago

Population

4,0743,733

Median household income

$22,121$25,827

Median home value

$85,800$95,600

Median gross rent

$614$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	10.7%	9.5%
18 to 24	14.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	14.1%
75 and over	15.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%
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%	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
No high school diploma	28.3%	17.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
Drove alone	88.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
1-unit, detached	80.7%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Punta Santiago
Poverty rate	42.0%	51.1%
Average household size	3.37	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1989	1976