PeÃ±uelas Municipio, Puerto Rico

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,082
Median household income: $20,959
Median home value: $88,000

PeÃ±uelas Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 20,082. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $20,959 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

Between 2019 and 2023, PeÃ±uelas Municipio's population declined 1.5% from 20,383 to 20,082, while its median household income rose 25.4% from $16,718 to $20,959.

84.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,082
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $20,959
Median home value: $88,000
Median gross rent: $519
Housing units: 8,616
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,38320,082

Median household income

$16,718$20,959

Median home value

$75,700$88,000

Median gross rent

$431$519

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,383	$16,718	$75,700	$431
2020	19,797	$17,313	$76,700	$438
2021	20,625	$18,123	$80,000	$458
2022	20,298	$20,072	$88,200	$487
2023	20,082	$20,959	$88,000	$519

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	801	4.0%
5 to 17	3,160	15.7%
18 to 24	1,857	9.2%
25 to 34	2,674	13.3%
35 to 44	2,389	11.9%
45 to 54	2,565	12.8%
55 to 64	2,791	13.9%
65 to 74	2,173	10.8%
75 and over	1,672	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85	0.4%
Black or African American	72	0.4%
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)	19,925	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.6%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,652	25.6%
High school graduate	3,865	27.1%
Some college or associate's	3,088	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,054	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	605	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,588	89.0%
Carpooled	118	1.9%
Public transit	19	0.3%
Walked	67	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	166	2.6%
Other means	321	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,399	22.9%
15 to 29 min	2,682	43.9%
30 to 44 min	1,221	20.0%
45 to 59 min	339	5.5%
60+ min	472	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 51.0% (10,240 of 20,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,821	69.8%
Nonfamily households	2,083	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,904	80.1%
Vacant	1,712	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,684	67.8%
Renter-occupied	2,220	32.2%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,306	84.8%
1-unit, attached	1,097	12.7%
2 to 4 units	138	1.6%
5 to 19 units	43	0.5%
20 or more units	16	0.2%
Mobile home & other	16	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72111
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 18.0266, -66.7281