Esperanza vs Vieques

A side-by-side comparison of Esperanza and Vieques: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vieques has the higher population (2,056 vs 728 in Esperanza). Esperanza has the higher median household income ($29,783 vs $15,536 in Vieques). Since 2019, Esperanza's population has grown faster (+25.7% vs -31.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Esperanza	Vieques
Population	728	2,056
Median age	62.1 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$29,783	$15,536
Median home value	$95,800	—
Median gross rent	—	$432
Housing units	647	1,123
Homeownership rate	67.1%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esperanza	Vieques
Population	579 → 728 (+25.7%)	3,011 → 2,056 (-31.7%)
Median household income	$25,673 → $29,783 (+16.0%)	$12,539 → $15,536 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$139,600 → $95,800 (-31.4%)	$150,100 → $59,600 (-60.3%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $721 (+7.9%)	$609 → $432 (-29.1%)

Esperanza

Population

579728

Median household income

$25,673$29,783

Median home value

$139,600$95,800

Median gross rent

$668$721

Vieques

Population

3,0112,056

Median household income

$12,539$15,536

Median home value

$150,100$59,600

Median gross rent

$609$432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Esperanza	Vieques
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	14.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.5%
35 to 44	5.1%	3.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	23.9%	11.9%
75 and over	19.9%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esperanza	Vieques
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esperanza	Vieques
No high school diploma	30.8%	35.9%
High school graduate	57.2%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	5.4%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esperanza	Vieques
Drove alone	71.4%	49.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	6.7%
Walked	0.0%	14.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.6%	22.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esperanza	Vieques
1-unit, detached	68.8%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	25.5%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Esperanza	Vieques
Poverty rate	53.0%	72.7%
Average household size	3.11	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1981	1983