Candelaria vs Sabana Seca

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

Candelaria 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.

Candelaria has the higher population (14,319 vs 8,097 in Sabana Seca). Candelaria has the higher median household income ($38,884 vs $23,699 in Sabana Seca). Candelaria has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $117,300 in Sabana Seca).

Population, income & housing

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
Population	14,319	8,097
Median age	40.9 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,884	$23,699
Median home value	$141,100	$117,300
Median gross rent	$882	$605
Housing units	6,207	3,998
Homeownership rate	74.5%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
Population	15,193 → 14,319 (-5.8%)	7,309 → 8,097 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$28,865 → $38,884 (+34.7%)	$15,200 → $23,699 (+55.9%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $141,100 (+6.0%)	$97,000 → $117,300 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $882 (+23.4%)	$512 → $605 (+18.2%)

Candelaria

Population

15,19314,319

Median household income

$28,865$38,884

Median home value

$133,100$141,100

Median gross rent

$715$882

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	Sabana Seca
Under 5	3.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	11.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	10.8%
25 to 34	16.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.5%
75 and over	8.0%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
White (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	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	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.1%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
No high school diploma	11.2%	25.2%
High school graduate	23.6%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
Drove alone	73.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.4%
Public transit	1.1%	1.9%
Walked	1.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	6.1%
Other means	3.0%	10.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
1-unit, detached	78.1%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Candelaria	Sabana Seca
Poverty rate	27.8%	38.1%
Average household size	2.68	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1982	1972