PÃ¡jaros

Population: 9,904
Median household income: $35,838
Median home value: $129,700

PÃ¡jaros is a community in Toa Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 9,904 residents. At $35,838, its median household income sits above Toa Alta Municipio's $33,349.

From 2019 to 2023, PÃ¡jaros's population grew 2.0% from 9,713 to 9,904, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $120,800 to $129,700.

The typical home was built around 1986. 34.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,904
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $35,838
Median home value: $129,700
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 3,672
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7139,904

Median household income

$32,615$35,838

Median home value

$120,800$129,700

Median gross rent

$522$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,713	$32,615	$120,800	$522
2020	9,528	$30,876	$118,500	$815
2021	9,713	$28,881	$120,900	—
2022	10,043	$34,190	$126,700	$714
2023	9,904	$35,838	$129,700	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	319	3.2%
5 to 17	1,287	13.0%
18 to 24	1,126	11.4%
25 to 34	1,531	15.5%
35 to 44	1,307	13.2%
45 to 54	1,516	15.3%
55 to 64	1,632	16.5%
65 to 74	828	8.4%
75 and over	358	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54	0.5%
Black or African American	19	0.2%
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)	9,831	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	767	10.7%
High school graduate	1,944	27.1%
Some college or associate's	2,524	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,374	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	563	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,982	88.7%
Carpooled	233	5.2%
Public transit	37	0.8%
Walked	13	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	2.9%
Other means	91	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	382	8.8%
15 to 29 min	691	15.9%
30 to 44 min	1,591	36.5%
45 to 59 min	638	14.6%
60+ min	1,054	24.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 34.8% (3,445 of 9,904)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,583	77.4%
Nonfamily households	755	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,338	90.9%
Vacant	334	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,692	80.6%
Renter-occupied	646	19.4%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,862	77.9%
1-unit, attached	439	12.0%
2 to 4 units	119	3.2%
5 to 19 units	178	4.8%
20 or more units	74	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7257806
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.3609, -66.2184