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Arecibo, PR Metro Area

180,071 Population
236.8 square miles 760.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$15,914 ±$1,015 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$23,466 ±$2,481 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

39.5% ±4.6% (70,512  ±8,267) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.6 minutes ±0.8 (1,477,010  ±66,869) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

67,712 ±2,417 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (176,912  ±1,769) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.1% ±1% (451  ±430) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

85,980 ±2,114 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$129,500 ±$8,918 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

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Social

79.3% ±4.6% (109,854  ±6,452.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.8% ±2.7% (35,714  ±3,691.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

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2.6% ±0.8% (3,985  ±1,204) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,985 Total veterans ±1,204 3,889 Male ±1,197 96 Female ±170

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