Central Aguirre vs Playita

A side-by-side comparison of Central Aguirre and Playita: population, income, housing, and more.

Central Aguirre and Playita are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central Aguirre has the higher population (828 vs 602 in Playita). Central Aguirre has the higher median household income ($20,714 vs $20,074 in Playita). Central Aguirre has the higher median home value ($83,000 vs $72,300 in Playita).

Population, income & housing

	Central Aguirre	Playita
Population	828	602
Median age	35.3 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$20,714	$20,074
Median home value	$83,000	$72,300
Housing units	542	430
Homeownership rate	82.5%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Aguirre	Playita
Population	1,465 → 828 (-43.5%)	498 → 602 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$9,898 → $20,714 (+109.3%)	$26,023 → $20,074 (-22.9%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $83,000 (+63.4%)	$60,700 → $72,300 (+19.1%)

Central Aguirre

Population

1,465828

Median household income

$9,898$20,714

Median home value

$50,800$83,000

Playita

Population

498602

Median household income

$26,023$20,074

Median home value

$60,700$72,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Aguirre	Playita
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.0%	2.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	9.5%
25 to 34	29.5%	17.6%
35 to 44	5.2%	17.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	20.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	14.1%
75 and over	3.4%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Aguirre	Playita
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.5%
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%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	92.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Aguirre	Playita
No high school diploma	9.8%	33.5%
High school graduate	50.3%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	4.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Aguirre	Playita
Drove alone	100.0%	81.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Aguirre	Playita
1-unit, detached	94.1%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	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

	Central Aguirre	Playita
Poverty rate	39.9%	28.7%
Average household size	2.59	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1985	1984