CataÃ±o

Population: 22,768
Median household income: $24,307
Median home value: $134,700

CataÃ±o is a community in CataÃ±o Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 22,768 residents. At $24,307, its median household income sits in line with CataÃ±o Municipio's $24,307.

Between 2019 and 2023, CataÃ±o's population declined 6.2% from 24,271 to 22,768, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $117,700 to $134,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.0% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 98.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,768
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $24,307
Median home value: $134,700
Median gross rent: $561
Housing units: 11,011
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,27122,768

Median household income

$17,448$24,307

Median home value

$117,700$134,700

Median gross rent

$491$561

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,271	$17,448	$117,700	$491
2020	23,698	$18,647	$116,500	$474
2021	23,536	$20,089	$114,700	$516
2022	23,060	$22,407	$126,700	$570
2023	22,768	$24,307	$134,700	$561

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	771	3.4%
5 to 17	3,177	14.0%
18 to 24	2,049	9.0%
25 to 34	3,038	13.3%
35 to 44	2,799	12.3%
45 to 54	2,538	11.1%
55 to 64	3,084	13.5%
65 to 74	2,707	11.9%
75 and over	2,605	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	196	0.9%
Black or African American	68	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,485	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,610	21.5%
High school graduate	5,546	33.1%
Some college or associate's	3,783	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,757	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,075	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,307	84.0%
Carpooled	427	5.7%
Public transit	66	0.9%
Walked	110	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	432	5.8%
Other means	162	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,217	17.2%
15 to 29 min	2,561	36.2%
30 to 44 min	2,357	33.3%
45 to 59 min	462	6.5%
60+ min	475	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 44.2% (10,066 of 22,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,241	69.4%
Nonfamily households	2,757	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,998	81.7%
Vacant	2,013	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,333	59.3%
Renter-occupied	3,665	40.7%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached17.4%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,723	61.1%
1-unit, attached	1,920	17.4%
2 to 4 units	445	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1,444	13.1%
20 or more units	449	4.1%
Mobile home & other	30	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7215193
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 4.83 sq mi
Water area: 2.17 sq mi
Center point: 18.4381, -66.1388

Other places in CataÃ±o Municipio

None.