Palmas del Mar

Population: 2,799
Median household income: $97,652
Median home value: $446,800

Palmas del Mar, a community in Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 2,799 residents. The median household income of $97,652 is above the Humacao Municipio median ($26,083).

Between 2019 and 2023, Palmas del Mar's population grew 27.7% from 2,192 to 2,799, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $313,000 to $446,800.

Owners occupy 93.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,799
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $97,652
Median home value: $446,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 3,415
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1922,799

Median household income

$82,228$97,652

Median home value

$313,000$446,800

Median gross rent

$1,912$1,922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,192	$82,228	$313,000	$1,912
2020	2,449	$89,167	$311,900	$2,053
2021	2,329	$89,340	$303,900	$1,920
2022	2,492	$89,231	$393,900	$1,922
2023	2,799	$97,652	$446,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 177.3%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5418.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	2.9%
5 to 17	204	7.3%
18 to 24	388	13.9%
25 to 34	324	11.6%
35 to 44	203	7.3%
45 to 54	530	18.9%
55 to 64	308	11.0%
65 to 74	505	18.0%
75 and over	255	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	140	5.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	185	6.6%
Two or more races	30	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,444	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree34.1%

Graduate or professional degree32.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	3.2%
High school graduate	309	14.5%
Some college or associate's	335	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	725	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	687	32.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	954	82.7%
Carpooled	14	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	10.9%
Other means	10	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	6.9%
15 to 29 min	484	47.1%
30 to 44 min	142	13.8%
45 to 59 min	95	9.2%
60+ min	236	23.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 13.4% (373 of 2,784)

	Count	Share
Family households	750	86.2%
Nonfamily households	120	13.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	870	25.5%
Vacant	2,545	74.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	816	93.8%
Renter-occupied	54	6.2%

1-unit, detached28.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units33.9%

20 or more units22.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	983	28.8%
1-unit, attached	39	1.1%
2 to 4 units	454	13.3%
5 to 19 units	1,156	33.9%
20 or more units	783	22.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7258602
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 3 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 18.0909, -65.8016