Candelero Abajo vs Candelero Arriba

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

Candelero Abajo 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.

Candelero Arriba has the higher population (780 vs 320 in Candelero Abajo). Candelero Abajo has the higher median household income ($23,700 vs $20,875 in Candelero Arriba). Since 2019, Candelero Abajo's population has grown faster (+36.8% vs -24.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
Population	320	780
Median age	45.5 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,700	$20,875
Median home value	—	$160,100
Housing units	292	497
Homeownership rate	66.0%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
Population	234 → 320 (+36.8%)	1,036 → 780 (-24.7%)
Median household income	$13,304 → $23,700 (+78.1%)	$17,875 → $20,875 (+16.8%)
Median home value	—	$135,800 → $160,100 (+17.9%)

Candelero Abajo

Population

234320

Median household income

$13,304$23,700

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)

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	7.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	18.6%
55 to 64	7.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	35.4%
75 and over	26.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelero Abajo	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+

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
No high school diploma	28.7%	4.7%
High school graduate	51.4%	64.4%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
Drove alone	100.0%	52.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	34.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
1-unit, detached	79.1%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Candelero Abajo	Candelero Arriba
Poverty rate	43.4%	45.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	—	41
Median year structure built	1995	1983