Sabana Seca vs San JosÃ©

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

Sabana Seca and San JosÃ© 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 2,195 in San JosÃ©). Sabana Seca has the higher median household income ($23,699 vs $17,713 in San JosÃ©). Sabana Seca has the higher median home value ($117,300 vs $79,600 in San JosÃ©).

Population, income & housing

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
Population	8,097	2,195
Median age	49.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$23,699	$17,713
Median home value	$117,300	$79,600
Median gross rent	$605	$563
Housing units	3,998	1,090
Homeownership rate	68.3%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
Population	7,309 → 8,097 (+10.8%)	2,483 → 2,195 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$15,200 → $23,699 (+55.9%)	$12,816 → $17,713 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $117,300 (+20.9%)	$82,100 → $79,600 (-3.0%)
Median gross rent	$512 → $605 (+18.2%)	$442 → $563 (+27.4%)

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

San JosÃ©

Population

2,4832,195

Median household income

$12,816$17,713

Median home value

$82,100$79,600

Median gross rent

$442$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
Under 5	2.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.9%	7.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	8.6%
75 and over	12.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
No high school diploma	25.2%	32.5%
High school graduate	26.9%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
Drove alone	69.7%	73.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.4%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	11.7%
Other means	10.6%	8.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
1-unit, detached	65.5%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	27.2%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Sabana Seca	San JosÃ©
Poverty rate	38.1%	72.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1972	1984