Candelero Arriba vs Palmas del Mar

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

Candelero Arriba 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 780 in Candelero Arriba). Palmas del Mar has the higher median household income ($97,652 vs $20,875 in Candelero Arriba). Palmas del Mar has the higher median home value ($446,800 vs $160,100 in Candelero Arriba).

Population, income & housing

	Candelero Arriba	Palmas del Mar
Population	780	2,799
Median age	54.8 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$20,875	$97,652
Median home value	$160,100	$446,800
Housing units	497	3,415
Homeownership rate	97.1%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	66.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelero Arriba	Palmas del Mar
Population	1,036 → 780 (-24.7%)	2,192 → 2,799 (+27.7%)
Median household income	$17,875 → $20,875 (+16.8%)	$82,228 → $97,652 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$135,800 → $160,100 (+17.9%)	$313,000 → $446,800 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,912 → $1,922 (+0.5%)

Candelero Arriba

Population

1,036780

Median household income

$17,875$20,875

Median home value

$135,800$160,100

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 Arriba	Palmas del Mar
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.9%	7.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	13.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.3%
45 to 54	18.6%	18.9%
55 to 64	10.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	35.4%	18.0%
75 and over	4.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelero Arriba	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 Arriba	Palmas del Mar
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.2%
High school graduate	64.4%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	32.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelero Arriba	Palmas del Mar
Drove alone	52.5%	82.7%
Carpooled	34.8%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.7%	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 Arriba	Palmas del Mar
1-unit, detached	84.3%	28.8%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	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 Arriba	Palmas del Mar
Poverty rate	45.5%	13.4%
Average household size	2.04	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	41	33
Median year structure built	1983	1992