Martorell vs Playita

A side-by-side comparison of Martorell and Playita: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Martorell has the higher population (2,105 vs 1,258 in Playita). Playita has the higher median household income ($17,282 vs $17,235 in Martorell). Playita has the higher median home value ($84,000 vs $75,400 in Martorell).

Population, income & housing

	Martorell	Playita
Population	2,105	1,258
Median age	54.7 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$17,235	$17,282
Median home value	$75,400	$84,000
Median gross rent	$420	—
Housing units	1,055	601
Homeownership rate	65.5%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martorell	Playita
Population	1,991 → 2,105 (+5.7%)	1,663 → 1,258 (-24.4%)
Median household income	$14,557 → $17,235 (+18.4%)	$13,529 → $17,282 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $75,400 (+4.1%)	$78,800 → $84,000 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$276 → $420 (+52.2%)	$410 → $457 (+11.5%)

Martorell

Population

1,9912,105

Median household income

$14,557$17,235

Median home value

$72,400$75,400

Median gross rent

$276$420

Playita

Population

1,6631,258

Median household income

$13,529$17,282

Median home value

$78,800$84,000

Median gross rent

$410$457

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martorell	Playita
Under 5	2.2%	1.4%
5 to 17	9.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	5.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	21.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	23.5%
75 and over	13.0%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martorell	Playita
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+

	Martorell	Playita
No high school diploma	31.3%	33.2%
High school graduate	21.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martorell	Playita
Drove alone	88.1%	92.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martorell	Playita
1-unit, detached	84.3%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Martorell	Playita
Poverty rate	56.3%	46.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1971	1975