Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 25,397
Median household income: $21,611
Median home value: $91,700

Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 25,397 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $21,611 is below the Puerto Rico median ($25,096).

From 2019 to 2023, Salinas Municipio's population declined 9.6% from 28,109 to 25,397, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $18,189 to $21,611.

The typical home was built around 1982. 48.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,397
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $21,611
Median home value: $91,700
Median gross rent: $509
Housing units: 13,152
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,10925,397

Median household income

$18,189$21,611

Median home value

$83,100$91,700

Median gross rent

$430$509

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,109	$18,189	$83,100	$430
2020	27,638	$17,694	$81,900	$452
2021	26,208	$18,563	$82,200	$480
2022	25,688	$20,123	$89,400	$498
2023	25,397	$21,611	$91,700	$509

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	851	3.4%
5 to 17	3,861	15.2%
18 to 24	2,272	8.9%
25 to 34	3,286	12.9%
35 to 44	3,063	12.1%
45 to 54	3,268	12.9%
55 to 64	3,254	12.8%
65 to 74	2,987	11.8%
75 and over	2,555	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42	0.2%
Black or African American	146	0.6%
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	31	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,178	99.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,904	21.2%
High school graduate	7,410	40.2%
Some college or associate's	3,537	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,853	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	709	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,743	88.9%
Carpooled	262	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	57	0.8%
Bicycle	80	1.1%
Worked from home	436	5.7%
Other means	9	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,994	27.9%
15 to 29 min	2,107	29.5%
30 to 44 min	1,892	26.5%
45 to 59 min	545	7.6%
60+ min	613	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 48.0% (12,122 of 25,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,536	65.2%
Nonfamily households	3,494	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,030	76.3%
Vacant	3,122	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,701	76.8%
Renter-occupied	2,329	23.2%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,395	86.6%
1-unit, attached	1,116	8.5%
2 to 4 units	78	0.6%
5 to 19 units	444	3.4%
20 or more units	47	0.4%
Mobile home & other	72	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 72123
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 69 sq mi
Water area: 45 sq mi
Center point: 17.9715, -66.2623