Salinas

Population: 4,448
Median household income: $19,405
Median home value: $97,400

Salinas, a community in Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 4,448 residents. The median household income of $19,405 is below the Salinas Municipio median ($21,611).

Between 2019 and 2023, Salinas's population declined 11.9% from 5,051 to 4,448, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $86,300 to $97,400.

Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,448
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $19,405
Median home value: $97,400
Median gross rent: $390
Housing units: 2,230
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0514,448

Median household income

$19,273$19,405

Median home value

$86,300$97,400

Median gross rent

$390$390

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,051	$19,273	$86,300	$390
2020	5,037	$19,311	$85,200	$406
2021	4,771	$20,069	$87,400	$461
2022	4,358	$21,023	$95,500	$455
2023	4,448	$19,405	$97,400	$390

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over15.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	3.4%
5 to 17	622	14.0%
18 to 24	269	6.0%
25 to 34	491	11.0%
35 to 44	472	10.6%
45 to 54	426	9.6%
55 to 64	584	13.1%
65 to 74	755	17.0%
75 and over	676	15.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8	0.2%
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	20	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,420	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	496	14.6%
High school graduate	1,236	36.3%
Some college or associate's	812	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	581	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	279	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	878	84.1%
Carpooled	41	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	3.4%
Bicycle	18	1.7%
Worked from home	72	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	391	40.2%
15 to 29 min	298	30.7%
30 to 44 min	166	17.1%
45 to 59 min	40	4.1%
60+ min	77	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 50.2% (2,220 of 4,419)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,076	57.8%
Nonfamily households	784	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,860	83.4%
Vacant	370	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,322	71.1%
Renter-occupied	538	28.9%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,677	75.2%
1-unit, attached	115	5.2%
2 to 4 units	78	3.5%
5 to 19 units	360	16.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7274877
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 17.9779, -66.2962