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Arecibo, PR

40,255 Population
15.5 square miles 2,595.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.8 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 45 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 44.2 ±0.2

Economics

$14,311 ±$1,296 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: $14,279 ±$511
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $16,794 ±$142
$21,984 ±$1,331 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: $24,436 ±$758
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $25,096 ±$232

43.6% ±3.2% (17,266  ±1,575) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 41.1% 73,898 (±1.7% / ±3,042)
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 41.6% 1,340,637 (±0.4% / ±11,638)

22.9 minutes ±1.9 (239,735  ±32,517) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 26.7 1,434,025 (±0.9 / ±65,802)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Puerto Rico: 28.2 28,909,430 (±0.1 / ±224,841)

Families

15,664 ±839 Number of households
  • the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 65,317 ±1,178
  • Puerto Rico: 1,239,243 ±5,156
2.5 ±0 (39,318  ±2,114) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 2.7 178,937 (±0.1 / ±805)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.6 3,217,696

3.1% ±1.3% (268  ±115) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 3.1% † 1,288 (±0.8% / ±319)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.8% 21,275 (±0.2% / ±1,342)

Housing

20,164 ±808 Number of housing units
  • the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 83,248 ±1,149
  • Puerto Rico: 1,575,105 ±4,606

$110,900 ±$4,264 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: $111,700 ±$2,378
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $124,600 ±$462

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Social

82.9% ±1.5% (24,562  ±1,333.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 78.4% 106,417
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 80.4% 1,939,602 (±0.5% / ±10,834.4)
30.3% ±2.4% (8,969  ±840.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 26.4% 35,820
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.1% 702,653 (±0.3% / ±6,800)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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3.5% ±0.9% (1,153  ±296) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Arecibo, PR Metro Area: 2.3% † 3,435 (±0.3% / ±499)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.5% 66,253 (±0.1% / ±1,830)
1,153 Total veterans ±296 1,131 Male ±288 22 Female ±35

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