Palomas vs Yauco

A side-by-side comparison of Palomas and Yauco: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Yauco has the higher population (14,903 vs 1,100 in Palomas). Yauco has the higher median household income ($22,777 vs $13,125 in Palomas). Yauco has the higher median home value ($109,700 vs $77,000 in Palomas).

Population, income & housing

	Palomas	Yauco
Population	1,100	14,903
Median age	64.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$13,125	$22,777
Median home value	$77,000	$109,700
Median gross rent	—	$522
Housing units	801	7,705
Homeownership rate	67.0%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palomas	Yauco
Population	1,588 → 1,100 (-30.7%)	16,585 → 14,903 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$9,361 → $13,125 (+40.2%)	$19,924 → $22,777 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $77,000 (-6.1%)	$98,800 → $109,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$401 → $522 (+30.2%)

Palomas

Population

1,5881,100

Median household income

$9,361$13,125

Median home value

$82,000$77,000

Yauco

Population

16,58514,903

Median household income

$19,924$22,777

Median home value

$98,800$109,700

Median gross rent

$401$522

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palomas	Yauco
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	3.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	17.9%	13.5%
75 and over	31.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palomas	Yauco
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%
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	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.9%	99.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palomas	Yauco
No high school diploma	25.9%	16.5%
High school graduate	45.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palomas	Yauco
Drove alone	100.0%	89.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palomas	Yauco
1-unit, detached	85.6%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Palomas	Yauco
Poverty rate	49.2%	43.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1977	1978