Parcelas PeÃ±uelas vs Playita Cortada

A side-by-side comparison of Parcelas PeÃ±uelas and Playita Cortada: population, income, housing, and more.

Parcelas PeÃ±uelas and Playita Cortada are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Playita Cortada has the higher population (1,461 vs 955 in Parcelas PeÃ±uelas). Playita Cortada has the higher median household income ($16,841 vs $16,657 in Parcelas PeÃ±uelas). Playita Cortada has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $103,100 in Parcelas PeÃ±uelas).

Population, income & housing

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
Population	955	1,461
Median age	47.4 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$16,657	$16,841
Median home value	$103,100	$104,600
Median gross rent	$625	$577
Housing units	440	731
Homeownership rate	66.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
Population	958 → 955 (-0.3%)	1,306 → 1,461 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$23,362 → $16,657 (-28.7%)	$11,763 → $16,841 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $103,100 (+60.8%)	$86,100 → $104,600 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$471 → $577 (+22.5%)

Parcelas PeÃ±uelas

Population

958955

Median household income

$23,362$16,657

Median home value

$64,100$103,100

Playita Cortada

Population

1,3061,461

Median household income

$11,763$16,841

Median home value

$86,100$104,600

Median gross rent

$471$577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
Under 5	6.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	4.9%	20.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	12.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	20.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	19.4%	19.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	6.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.6%
75 and over	5.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
White (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
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	99.9%	98.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
No high school diploma	38.9%	16.1%
High school graduate	22.1%	55.2%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
Drove alone	70.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
1-unit, detached	90.5%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	5.2%
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

	Parcelas PeÃ±uelas	Playita Cortada
Poverty rate	55.1%	64.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1982	1997