Candelaria Arenas vs Sabana Seca

A side-by-side comparison of Candelaria Arenas and Sabana Seca: population, income, housing, and more.

Candelaria Arenas and Sabana Seca are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sabana Seca has the higher population (8,097 vs 4,054 in Candelaria Arenas). Sabana Seca has the higher median household income ($23,699 vs $21,448 in Candelaria Arenas). Sabana Seca has the higher median home value ($117,300 vs $95,800 in Candelaria Arenas).

Population, income & housing

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
Population	4,054	8,097
Median age	39.9 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$21,448	$23,699
Median home value	$95,800	$117,300
Median gross rent	$497	$605
Housing units	1,789	3,998
Homeownership rate	62.4%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
Population	3,693 → 4,054 (+9.8%)	7,309 → 8,097 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$19,036 → $21,448 (+12.7%)	$15,200 → $23,699 (+55.9%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $95,800 (+21.7%)	$97,000 → $117,300 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $497 (-13.1%)	$512 → $605 (+18.2%)

Candelaria Arenas

Population

3,6934,054

Median household income

$19,036$21,448

Median home value

$78,700$95,800

Median gross rent

$572$497

Sabana Seca

Population

7,3098,097

Median household income

$15,200$23,699

Median home value

$97,000$117,300

Median gross rent

$512$605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
Under 5	4.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	11.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	15.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.5%
75 and over	10.7%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
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+

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
No high school diploma	34.5%	25.2%
High school graduate	30.4%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
Drove alone	71.2%	69.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	2.3%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	6.1%
Other means	13.2%	10.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
1-unit, detached	72.6%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Candelaria Arenas	Sabana Seca
Poverty rate	56.0%	38.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1982	1972