Ingenio vs Sabana Seca

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

Ingenio 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 2,547 in Ingenio). Sabana Seca has the higher median household income ($23,699 vs $21,756 in Ingenio). Sabana Seca has the higher median home value ($117,300 vs $106,400 in Ingenio).

Population, income & housing

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
Population	2,547	8,097
Median age	48.5 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$21,756	$23,699
Median home value	$106,400	$117,300
Median gross rent	$640	$605
Housing units	1,356	3,998
Homeownership rate	74.7%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	14.5%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
Population	3,426 → 2,547 (-25.7%)	7,309 → 8,097 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$13,434 → $21,756 (+61.9%)	$15,200 → $23,699 (+55.9%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $106,400 (+26.5%)	$97,000 → $117,300 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$503 → $640 (+27.2%)	$512 → $605 (+18.2%)

Ingenio

Population

3,4262,547

Median household income

$13,434$21,756

Median home value

$84,100$106,400

Median gross rent

$503$640

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)

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
Under 5	1.4%	2.1%
5 to 17	18.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.8%
25 to 34	4.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	15.9%	12.5%
75 and over	10.1%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ingenio	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+

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
No high school diploma	29.5%	25.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
Drove alone	67.3%	69.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.7%	6.1%
Other means	6.9%	10.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
1-unit, detached	54.7%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	33.3%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Ingenio	Sabana Seca
Poverty rate	43.3%	38.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1975	1972