Coto Laurel vs Vayas

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

Coto Laurel and Vayas 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 414 in Vayas). Coto Laurel has the higher median household income ($15,305 vs $7,337 in Vayas). Vayas has the higher median home value ($95,500 vs $92,800 in Coto Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Coto Laurel	Vayas
Population	2,543	414
Median age	57.3 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$15,305	$7,337
Median home value	$92,800	$95,500
Housing units	1,227	236
Homeownership rate	86.1%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	24.7%	37.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coto Laurel	Vayas
Population	1,965 → 2,543 (+29.4%)	662 → 414 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$12,928 → $15,305 (+18.4%)	$13,633 → $7,337 (-46.2%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $92,800 (+26.3%)	$70,500 → $95,500 (+35.5%)

Coto Laurel

Population

1,9652,543

Median household income

$12,928$15,305

Median home value

$73,500$92,800

Vayas

Population

662414

Median household income

$13,633$7,337

Median home value

$70,500$95,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coto Laurel	Vayas
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	9.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	4.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	6.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	4.8%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	17.5%	11.8%
75 and over	18.5%	36.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coto Laurel	Vayas
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	Vayas
No high school diploma	35.4%	46.7%
High school graduate	37.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	5.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coto Laurel	Vayas
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	Vayas
1-unit, detached	93.2%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	10.2%
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	Vayas
Poverty rate	69.1%	88.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	55
Median year structure built	1979	1969