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Cataño Municipio vs Loíza Municipio

A side-by-side comparison of Cataño Municipio and Loíza Municipio: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loíza Municipio has the higher population (23,176 vs 22,768 in Cataño Municipio). Cataño Municipio has the higher median household income ($24,307 vs $22,500 in Loíza Municipio). Cataño Municipio has the higher median home value ($134,700 vs $111,000 in Loíza Municipio).

Population, income & housing

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
Population22,76823,176
Median age43.5 yrs43.1 yrs
Median household income$24,307$22,500
Median home value$134,700$111,000
Median gross rent$561$467
Housing units11,01111,324
Homeownership rate59.3%70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%18.5%
Unemployment rate12.2%18.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
Population24,271 → 22,768 (-6.2%)25,778 → 23,176 (-10.1%)
Median household income$17,448 → $24,307 (+39.3%)$17,852 → $22,500 (+26.0%)
Median home value$117,700 → $134,700 (+14.4%)$100,800 → $111,000 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent$491 → $561 (+14.3%)$427 → $467 (+9.4%)

Cataño Municipio

Population
24,27122,768
Median household income
$17,448$24,307
Median home value
$117,700$134,700
Median gross rent
$491$561

Loíza Municipio

Population
25,77823,176
Median household income
$17,852$22,500
Median home value
$100,800$111,000
Median gross rent
$427$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
Under 53.4%3.1%
5 to 1714.0%14.5%
18 to 249.0%8.7%
25 to 3413.3%13.9%
35 to 4412.3%11.9%
45 to 5411.1%11.9%
55 to 6413.5%14.2%
65 to 7411.9%12.2%
75 and over11.4%9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
White (non-Hispanic)0.9%0.1%
Black or African American0.3%0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native0.0%0.0%
Asian0.0%0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%
Some other race0.1%0.0%
Two or more races0.0%0.0%
Hispanic or Latino98.8%99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
No high school diploma21.5%22.5%
High school graduate33.1%36.8%
Some college or associate's22.6%22.2%
Bachelor's degree16.4%14.9%
Graduate or professional degree6.4%3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
Drove alone84.0%86.1%
Carpooled5.7%4.8%
Public transit0.9%0.5%
Walked1.5%3.4%
Bicycle0.0%0.8%
Worked from home5.8%4.0%
Other means2.2%0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
1-unit, detached61.1%70.5%
1-unit, attached17.4%17.2%
2 to 4 units4.0%0.4%
5 to 19 units13.1%8.6%
20 or more units4.1%3.0%
Mobile home & other0.3%0.2%

Poverty & households

Cataño MunicipioLoíza Municipio
Poverty rate44.2%44.8%
Average household size2.532.64
Mean commute (minutes)2633
Median year structure built19741985

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