Playita Cortada

Population: 1,461
Median household income: $16,841
Median home value: $104,600

Playita Cortada, a community in Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 1,461 residents. Its median household income of $16,841 runs below the Santa Isabel Municipio figure of $23,197.

From 2019 to 2023, Playita Cortada's population grew 11.9% from 1,306 to 1,461, while its median home value rose 21.5% from $86,100 to $104,600.

The median resident is 36.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,461
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $16,841
Median home value: $104,600
Median gross rent: $577
Housing units: 731
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3061,461

Median household income

$11,763$16,841

Median home value

$86,100$104,600

Median gross rent

$471$577

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,306	$11,763	$86,100	$471
2020	1,263	$11,798	$84,600	$479
2021	1,096	$12,227	$86,300	$515
2022	1,395	$15,768	$102,100	$574
2023	1,461	$16,841	$104,600	$577

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5419.2%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	2.7%
5 to 17	302	20.7%
18 to 24	179	12.3%
25 to 34	162	11.1%
35 to 44	226	15.5%
45 to 54	280	19.2%
55 to 64	94	6.4%
65 to 74	111	7.6%
75 and over	67	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	24	1.6%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,437	98.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate55.2%

Some college or associate's9.6%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	16.1%
High school graduate	519	55.2%
Some college or associate's	90	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	159	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	21	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	375	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
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	28	7.5%
15 to 29 min	96	25.6%
30 to 44 min	209	55.7%
45 to 59 min	42	11.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 64.8% (946 of 1,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	48.3%
Nonfamily households	297	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	575	78.7%
Vacant	156	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	426	74.1%
Renter-occupied	149	25.9%

1-unit, detached94.8%

1-unit, attached5.2%

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	693	94.8%
1-unit, attached	38	5.2%
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: 7263568
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 17.9734, -66.4390