Central Aguirre vs Salinas

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

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

Salinas has the higher population (4,448 vs 828 in Central Aguirre). Central Aguirre has the higher median household income ($20,714 vs $19,405 in Salinas). Salinas has the higher median home value ($97,400 vs $83,000 in Central Aguirre).

Population, income & housing

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
Population	828	4,448
Median age	35.3 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$20,714	$19,405
Median home value	$83,000	$97,400
Median gross rent	—	$390
Housing units	542	2,230
Homeownership rate	82.5%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
Population	1,465 → 828 (-43.5%)	5,051 → 4,448 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$9,898 → $20,714 (+109.3%)	$19,273 → $19,405 (+0.7%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $83,000 (+63.4%)	$86,300 → $97,400 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$390 → $390 (+0.0%)

Central Aguirre

Population

1,465828

Median household income

$9,898$20,714

Median home value

$50,800$83,000

Salinas

Population

5,0514,448

Median household income

$19,273$19,405

Median home value

$86,300$97,400

Median gross rent

$390$390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
Under 5	2.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	29.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	5.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	17.0%
75 and over	3.4%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
No high school diploma	9.8%	14.6%
High school graduate	50.3%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
Drove alone	100.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
1-unit, detached	94.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Aguirre	Salinas
Poverty rate	39.9%	50.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1985	1975