PeÃ±uelas

Population: 5,339
Median household income: $30,019
Median home value: $102,300

PeÃ±uelas is a community in PeÃ±uelas Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 5,339 residents. The median household income of $30,019 is above the PeÃ±uelas Municipio median ($20,959).

From 2019 to 2023, PeÃ±uelas's population grew 3.8% from 5,142 to 5,339, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $83,300 to $102,300.

38.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.04 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,339
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $30,019
Median home value: $102,300
Median gross rent: $580
Housing units: 2,243
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1425,339

Median household income

$16,416$30,019

Median home value

$83,300$102,300

Median gross rent

$467$580

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,142	$16,416	$83,300	$467
2020	5,489	$18,194	$89,100	$491
2021	5,497	$23,030	$92,900	$539
2022	5,297	$26,094	$100,800	$558
2023	5,339	$30,019	$102,300	$580

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	271	5.1%
5 to 17	855	16.0%
18 to 24	703	13.2%
25 to 34	575	10.8%
35 to 44	794	14.9%
45 to 54	835	15.6%
55 to 64	629	11.8%
65 to 74	335	6.3%
75 and over	342	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44	0.8%
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)	5,295	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	611	17.4%
High school graduate	874	24.9%
Some college or associate's	827	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	949	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	249	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,569	87.9%
Carpooled	39	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	2.0%
Other means	82	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	458	26.2%
15 to 29 min	712	40.7%
30 to 44 min	330	18.9%
45 to 59 min	136	7.8%
60+ min	112	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 38.4% (2,051 of 5,338)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,260	71.7%
Nonfamily households	497	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,757	78.3%
Vacant	486	21.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,134	64.5%
Renter-occupied	623	35.5%

1-unit, detached79.2%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,776	79.2%
1-unit, attached	378	16.9%
2 to 4 units	46	2.1%
5 to 19 units	43	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7261074
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.0596, -66.7211