Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	86,467	3,234,309	334,922,499	682nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$23,635	$26,297	$80,734	3184th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	44.8	38.9	677th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.9%	29.8%	35.7%	935th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$116,700	$131,500	$332,700	2736th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$531	$578	$1,413	3144th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	41.3%	40.5%	12.5%	57th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	14.5%	10.7%	5.2%	36th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	686.0	944.5	n/a	257th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	2.7%	14.1%	2971st of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	65.4%	67.9%	65.2%	2712th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	28.0	26.4	1314th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.1%	6.1%	15.1%	2658th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	34.2%	34.6%	46.9%	3111th of 3,222

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99.5%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.6%
Diversity Index	1.0	2.1	61.4

Age in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	45.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.9%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.1%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	33,403	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.4%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	29.1%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.4%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	40.4%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$15,244	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	52.3%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.5%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	4.8%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.7%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	41.3%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	71.9%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	51.7%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	43,237	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.7%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.1%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.7%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.6%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$404	$646	n/a

Education in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	18.2%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.0%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.5%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.0%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.3%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.8%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.8%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	4.6%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	95.4%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	19.9%	20.6%	16.7%

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