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Arecibo, PR Urban Area

128,203 Population
75.6 square miles 1,696.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.1 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$16,996 ±$1,191 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$24,165 ±$3,339 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

40% ±5.2% (50,839  ±7,062) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.2 minutes ±0.9 (1,049,635  ±61,386) 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

47,762 ±2,746 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (126,011  ±5,878) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.1% ±1.3% (351  ±399) 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

60,698 ±2,519 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$124,100 ±$9,067 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

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Social

81.2% ±4.8% (79,480  ±5,917.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.4% ±3.2% (27,812  ±3,333.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters 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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2.8% ±0.9% (3,080  ±1,039) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,080 Total veterans ±1,039 3,080 Male ±1,039 N/A Female ±258

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