Miranda vs Monserrate

A side-by-side comparison of Miranda and Monserrate: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Monserrate has the higher population (2,166 vs 1,298 in Miranda). Miranda has the higher median household income ($19,566 vs $17,868 in Monserrate). Monserrate has the higher median home value ($107,500 vs $93,800 in Miranda).

Population, income & housing

	Miranda	Monserrate
Population	1,298	2,166
Median age	39.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$19,566	$17,868
Median home value	$93,800	$107,500
Median gross rent	—	$557
Housing units	621	1,048
Homeownership rate	69.8%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miranda	Monserrate
Population	1,545 → 1,298 (-16.0%)	2,193 → 2,166 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$16,282 → $19,566 (+20.2%)	$14,835 → $17,868 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $93,800 (+1.2%)	$86,600 → $107,500 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$552 → $557 (+0.9%)

Miranda

Population

1,5451,298

Median household income

$16,282$19,566

Median home value

$92,700$93,800

Monserrate

Population

2,1932,166

Median household income

$14,835$17,868

Median home value

$86,600$107,500

Median gross rent

$552$557

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miranda	Monserrate
Under 5	5.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	11.4%
25 to 34	19.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	6.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.9%	9.0%
55 to 64	3.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	15.2%
75 and over	16.4%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miranda	Monserrate
White (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	0.8%
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	0.9%	2.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	96.5%	97.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miranda	Monserrate
No high school diploma	37.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	37.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miranda	Monserrate
Drove alone	86.4%	88.3%
Carpooled	9.9%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miranda	Monserrate
1-unit, detached	79.1%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	20.9%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Miranda	Monserrate
Poverty rate	60.9%	49.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1976	1978