Buena Vista vs Candelero Arriba

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Candelero Arriba: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Candelero Arriba are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buena Vista has the higher population (1,077 vs 780 in Candelero Arriba). Candelero Arriba has the higher median home value ($160,100 vs $157,600 in Buena Vista). Since 2019, Buena Vista's population has grown faster (+21.6% vs -24.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
Population	1,077	780
Median age	52.2 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$20,875
Median home value	$157,600	$160,100
Housing units	587	497
Homeownership rate	79.7%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
Population	886 → 1,077 (+21.6%)	1,036 → 780 (-24.7%)
Median household income	$17,833 → $28,438 (+59.5%)	$17,875 → $20,875 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $157,600 (+57.6%)	$135,800 → $160,100 (+17.9%)

Buena Vista

Population

8861,077

Median household income

$17,833$28,438

Median home value

$100,000$157,600

Candelero Arriba

Population

1,036780

Median household income

$17,875$20,875

Median home value

$135,800$160,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	10.9%
18 to 24	14.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	18.6%
55 to 64	18.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	35.4%
75 and over	15.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
No high school diploma	28.3%	4.7%
High school graduate	31.9%	64.4%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
Drove alone	88.0%	52.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	34.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	12.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
1-unit, detached	80.7%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Candelero Arriba
Poverty rate	42.0%	45.5%
Average household size	3.37	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	32	41
Median year structure built	1989	1983