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Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Total Population40,8313,234,309334,922,499
Median Household Income$22,968$26,297$80,734
Median Age45.644.838.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher30.4%29.8%35.7%
Median Home Value$114,000$131,500$332,700
Median Gross Rent$505$578$1,413
Poverty Rate40.7%40.5%12.5%
Unemployment Rate15.2%10.7%5.2%
Foreign Born1.2%2.7%14.1%
Homeownership Rate59.5%67.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time23.528.026.4
Worked from Home4.7%6.1%15.1%
Married-Couple Households30.3%34.6%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Age in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Median Age45.644.838.9
Under 18 %16.7%16.1%22.0%
Age 18-24 %8.7%9.0%9.1%
Age 25-34 %13.2%13.3%13.7%
Age 35-44 %10.5%11.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %25.0%26.2%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %25.7%23.4%17.2%

Households and families in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Households16,4381,290,866129,227,496
Average Household Size2.42.52.5
Family Households59.5%63.3%64.2%
Households with Children23.2%24.0%29.5%
Single-Parent Families29.2%28.8%17.3%
People Living Alone37.6%31.4%28.7%
Never Married41.8%41.6%34.4%

Income and poverty in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Per Capita Income$15,906$17,981$44,673
Households Under $25,00053.4%48.2%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99911.4%12.1%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,9994.6%4.6%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More0.8%1.7%13.4%
Poverty Rate40.7%40.5%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty71.1%69.4%28.2%
SNAP Households49.7%47.4%n/a

Housing in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Housing Units21,3881,634,357143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes74.7%68.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units12.0%13.9%19.1%
Vacancy Rate23.1%21.0%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,974.01,979.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied40.5%32.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income27.4%30.4%30.6%
Median Property Tax$532$646n/a

Education in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Less than High School16.4%18.8%10.4%
High School Graduate26.3%27.6%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree26.9%23.7%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree22.3%21.2%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree8.1%8.7%14.1%

Work and commuting in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Labour Force Participation44.0%46.4%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work87.2%82.6%68.8%
Public Transit0.3%0.9%3.2%
Walked to Work1.5%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes30.9%21.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour7.0%11.0%8.6%
Households Without a Car16.2%13.0%n/a

Origins and language in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

StatisticAreciboPuerto RicoUnited States
Born in State of Residence0.0%0.0%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens0.6%1.4%7.4%
Non-Citizens0.6%1.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home5.9%4.5%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home94.0%95.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency21.6%20.6%16.7%

Cities near Arecibo

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.