Palo Seco

Population: 1,001
Median household income: $18,582
Median home value: $109,100

Palo Seco, a community in Maunabo Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,001 residents. The median household income of $18,582 is below the Maunabo Municipio median ($19,363).

Between 2019 and 2023, Palo Seco's population grew 55.9% from 642 to 1,001, while its median home value rose 33.7% from $81,600 to $109,100.

4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,001
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $18,582
Median home value: $109,100
Median gross rent: $564
Housing units: 511
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 18.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6421,001

Median household income

$16,136$18,582

Median home value

$81,600$109,100

Median gross rent

$336$564

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	642	$16,136	$81,600	$336
2020	657	$11,731	$83,700	$339
2021	691	$12,470	$86,100	$430
2022	795	$19,118	$94,100	$442
2023	1,001	$18,582	$109,100	$564

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	5.0%
5 to 17	142	14.2%
18 to 24	41	4.1%
25 to 34	182	18.2%
35 to 44	164	16.4%
45 to 54	107	10.7%
55 to 64	93	9.3%
65 to 74	148	14.8%
75 and over	74	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,001	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.5%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree2.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	303	39.5%
High school graduate	178	23.2%
Some college or associate's	251	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	20	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit13.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	221	86.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	34	13.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	36.9%
15 to 29 min	84	32.9%
30 to 44 min	42	16.5%
45 to 59 min	24	9.4%
60+ min	11	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 53.3% (534 of 1,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	251	61.1%
Nonfamily households	160	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	411	80.4%
Vacant	100	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	226	55.0%
Renter-occupied	185	45.0%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached18.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	417	81.6%
1-unit, attached	94	18.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7259139
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0093, -65.9370