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Arecibo, PR Metro Area

180,063 Population
236.8 square miles 760.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$15,092 ±$1,224 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$25,865 ±$2,097 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

38.2% ±3.5% (67,803  ±6,292) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

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

66,631 ±2,360 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.7 ±0.1 (176,258  ±1,202) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.1% ±1.7% (1,240  ±670) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

84,315 ±2,004 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$115,300 ±$6,448 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

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Social

79.9% ±4.2% (108,822  ±5,823) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
27.4% ±2.5% (37,325  ±3,364.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

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1.9% ±0.7% (2,866  ±1,093) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
2,866 Total veterans ±1,093 2,776 Male ±1,035 90 Female ±167

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