Coto Norte vs Tierras Nuevas Poniente

A side-by-side comparison of Coto Norte and Tierras Nuevas Poniente: population, income, housing, and more.

Coto Norte and Tierras Nuevas Poniente are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tierras Nuevas Poniente has the higher population (3,984 vs 1,513 in Coto Norte). Tierras Nuevas Poniente has the higher median household income ($31,888 vs $15,840 in Coto Norte). Tierras Nuevas Poniente has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $109,000 in Coto Norte).

Population, income & housing

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Population	1,513	3,984
Median age	59.4 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$15,840	$31,888
Median home value	$109,000	$145,100
Median gross rent	$437	$689
Housing units	673	1,662
Homeownership rate	69.3%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	29.3%	20.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Population	1,177 → 1,513 (+28.5%)	3,150 → 3,984 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$17,990 → $15,840 (-12.0%)	$28,750 → $31,888 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $109,000 (+22.1%)	$131,700 → $145,100 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$417 → $437 (+4.8%)	$830 → $689 (-17.0%)

Coto Norte

Population

1,1771,513

Median household income

$17,990$15,840

Median home value

$89,300$109,000

Median gross rent

$417$437

Tierras Nuevas Poniente

Population

3,1503,984

Median household income

$28,750$31,888

Median home value

$131,700$145,100

Median gross rent

$830$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Under 5	0.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	2.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	22.0%	10.4%
75 and over	18.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.7%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	96.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
No high school diploma	30.6%	26.8%
High school graduate	38.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Drove alone	86.9%	88.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
1-unit, detached	64.3%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	31.9%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Coto Norte	Tierras Nuevas Poniente
Poverty rate	48.8%	41.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1966	1991