Candelero Abajo vs Palmas del Mar

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

Candelero Abajo 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 320 in Candelero Abajo). Palmas del Mar has the higher median household income ($97,652 vs $23,700 in Candelero Abajo). Since 2019, Candelero Abajo's population has grown faster (+36.8% vs +27.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
Population	320	2,799
Median age	45.5 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$23,700	$97,652
Median home value	—	$446,800
Housing units	292	3,415
Homeownership rate	66.0%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	66.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
Population	234 → 320 (+36.8%)	2,192 → 2,799 (+27.7%)
Median household income	$13,304 → $23,700 (+78.1%)	$82,228 → $97,652 (+18.8%)
Median home value	—	$313,000 → $446,800 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,912 → $1,922 (+0.5%)

Candelero Abajo

Population

234320

Median household income

$13,304$23,700

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)

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	7.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	13.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	15.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	6.9%	18.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	18.0%
75 and over	26.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelero Abajo	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+

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
No high school diploma	28.7%	3.2%
High school graduate	51.4%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	32.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
Drove alone	100.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
1-unit, detached	79.1%	28.8%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	33.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Candelero Abajo	Palmas del Mar
Poverty rate	43.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.13	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	1995	1992