Coto Laurel vs El Paraiso

A side-by-side comparison of Coto Laurel and El Paraiso: population, income, housing, and more.

Coto Laurel and El Paraiso are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Coto Laurel has the higher population (2,543 vs 1,452 in El Paraiso). El Paraiso has the higher median household income ($26,838 vs $15,305 in Coto Laurel). Coto Laurel has the higher median home value ($92,800 vs $85,400 in El Paraiso).

Population, income & housing

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
Population	2,543	1,452
Median age	57.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$15,305	$26,838
Median home value	$92,800	$85,400
Median gross rent	—	$690
Housing units	1,227	572
Homeownership rate	86.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	24.7%	14.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
Population	1,965 → 2,543 (+29.4%)	1,695 → 1,452 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$12,928 → $15,305 (+18.4%)	$19,408 → $26,838 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $92,800 (+26.3%)	$80,800 → $85,400 (+5.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$489 → $690 (+41.1%)

Coto Laurel

Population

1,9652,543

Median household income

$12,928$15,305

Median home value

$73,500$92,800

El Paraiso

Population

1,6951,452

Median household income

$19,408$26,838

Median home value

$80,800$85,400

Median gross rent

$489$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
Under 5	3.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	7.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	4.0%	5.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	18.4%	21.2%
65 to 74	17.5%	15.6%
75 and over	18.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
No high school diploma	35.4%	21.6%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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 Laurel	El Paraiso
1-unit, detached	93.2%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Coto Laurel	El Paraiso
Poverty rate	69.1%	42.5%
Average household size	2.39	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	17	28
Median year structure built	1979	1985