H. Rivera ColÃ³n vs PÃ¡jaros

A side-by-side comparison of H. Rivera ColÃ³n and PÃ¡jaros: population, income, housing, and more.

H. Rivera ColÃ³n and PÃ¡jaros are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

PÃ¡jaros has the higher population (9,904 vs 1,890 in H. Rivera ColÃ³n). PÃ¡jaros has the higher median household income ($35,838 vs $16,198 in H. Rivera ColÃ³n). PÃ¡jaros has the higher median home value ($129,700 vs $95,100 in H. Rivera ColÃ³n).

Population, income & housing

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
Population	1,890	9,904
Median age	54.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$16,198	$35,838
Median home value	$95,100	$129,700
Median gross rent	$536	$755
Housing units	871	3,672
Homeownership rate	74.8%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
Population	2,453 → 1,890 (-23.0%)	9,713 → 9,904 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$16,382 → $16,198 (-1.1%)	$32,615 → $35,838 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $95,100 (+22.7%)	$120,800 → $129,700 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $536 (+8.3%)	$522 → $755 (+44.6%)

H. Rivera ColÃ³n

Population

2,4531,890

Median household income

$16,382$16,198

Median home value

$77,500$95,100

Median gross rent

$495$536

PÃ¡jaros

Population

9,7139,904

Median household income

$32,615$35,838

Median home value

$120,800$129,700

Median gross rent

$522$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
Under 5	3.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	9.6%	13.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	7.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	15.3%
55 to 64	19.8%	16.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	8.4%
75 and over	16.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
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%	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
No high school diploma	38.2%	10.7%
High school graduate	26.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
Drove alone	81.4%	88.7%
Carpooled	18.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
1-unit, detached	71.9%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	23.5%	12.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	H. Rivera ColÃ³n	PÃ¡jaros
Poverty rate	59.2%	34.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	34	42
Median year structure built	1972	1986