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Arecibo, PR Metro Area

179,470 Population
236.8 square miles 758 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.1 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$15,503 ±$985 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$27,118 ±$2,995 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

34.7% ±4% (61,658  ±7,195) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.5 minutes ±0.7 (1,399,460  ±52,344) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

65,668 ±3,093 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (176,171  ±1,280) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

2.9% ±2% (1,170  ±786) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

86,145 ±2,123 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$112,700 ±$6,915 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

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Social

79.5% ±4.4% (107,271  ±6,156.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
29.7% ±2.8% (40,077  ±3,760.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

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2.1% ±0.7% (3,247  ±1,113) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,247 Total veterans ±1,113 2,878 Male ±1,047 369 Female ±385

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