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Canóvanas Municipio vs Río Grande Municipio

A side-by-side comparison of Canóvanas Municipio and Río Grande Municipio: population, income, housing, and more.

Canóvanas Municipio and Río Grande Municipio are counties in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Río Grande Municipio has the higher population (46,478 vs 42,037 in Canóvanas Municipio). Canóvanas Municipio has the higher median household income ($27,278 vs $26,745 in Río Grande Municipio). Río Grande Municipio has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $116,200 in Canóvanas Municipio).

Population, income & housing

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
Population42,03746,478
Median age42.6 yrs44.3 yrs
Median household income$27,278$26,745
Median home value$116,200$128,900
Median gross rent$578$580
Housing units17,91522,782
Homeownership rate73.1%72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%26.2%
Unemployment rate15.3%16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
Population45,588 → 42,037 (-7.8%)49,613 → 46,478 (-6.3%)
Median household income$21,267 → $27,278 (+28.3%)$22,669 → $26,745 (+18.0%)
Median home value$107,500 → $116,200 (+8.1%)$113,800 → $128,900 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent$522 → $578 (+10.7%)$527 → $580 (+10.1%)

Canóvanas Municipio

Population
45,58842,037
Median household income
$21,267$27,278
Median home value
$107,500$116,200
Median gross rent
$522$578

Río Grande Municipio

Population
49,61346,478
Median household income
$22,669$26,745
Median home value
$113,800$128,900
Median gross rent
$527$580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
Under 53.4%3.2%
5 to 1714.5%13.0%
18 to 248.9%9.2%
25 to 3413.7%13.9%
35 to 4412.6%11.8%
45 to 5414.6%13.6%
55 to 6413.4%13.3%
65 to 7410.0%11.6%
75 and over8.8%10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
White (non-Hispanic)0.0%0.4%
Black or African American0.0%0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native0.0%0.0%
Asian0.0%0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%
Some other race0.0%0.1%
Two or more races0.0%0.0%
Hispanic or Latino99.9%99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
No high school diploma20.1%20.3%
High school graduate27.5%30.2%
Some college or associate's24.9%23.3%
Bachelor's degree19.0%20.7%
Graduate or professional degree8.5%5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
Drove alone85.0%82.4%
Carpooled6.9%5.6%
Public transit0.1%0.1%
Walked1.0%1.7%
Bicycle0.0%0.0%
Worked from home6.7%6.8%
Other means0.2%3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
1-unit, detached77.1%72.0%
1-unit, attached17.8%14.6%
2 to 4 units0.8%3.0%
5 to 19 units3.8%6.6%
20 or more units0.6%3.6%
Mobile home & other0.0%0.3%

Poverty & households

Canóvanas MunicipioRío Grande Municipio
Poverty rate33.9%37.0%
Average household size2.762.80
Mean commute (minutes)3537
Median year structure built19851984

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