Candelero Arriba vs Punta Santiago

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

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

Punta Santiago has the higher population (3,733 vs 780 in Candelero Arriba). Punta Santiago has the higher median household income ($25,827 vs $20,875 in Candelero Arriba). Candelero Arriba has the higher median home value ($160,100 vs $95,600 in Punta Santiago).

Population, income & housing

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
Population	780	3,733
Median age	54.8 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$20,875	$25,827
Median home value	$160,100	$95,600
Median gross rent	—	$633
Housing units	497	1,907
Homeownership rate	97.1%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
Population	1,036 → 780 (-24.7%)	4,074 → 3,733 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$17,875 → $20,875 (+16.8%)	$22,121 → $25,827 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$135,800 → $160,100 (+17.9%)	$85,800 → $95,600 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$614 → $633 (+3.1%)

Candelero Arriba

Population

1,036780

Median household income

$17,875$20,875

Median home value

$135,800$160,100

Punta Santiago

Population

4,0743,733

Median household income

$22,121$25,827

Median home value

$85,800$95,600

Median gross rent

$614$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	10.9%	9.5%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	18.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	35.4%	14.1%
75 and over	4.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%
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%	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
No high school diploma	4.7%	17.8%
High school graduate	64.4%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
Drove alone	52.5%	80.8%
Carpooled	34.8%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candelero Arriba	Punta Santiago
1-unit, detached	84.3%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
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 Arriba	Punta Santiago
Poverty rate	45.5%	51.1%
Average household size	2.04	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	41	27
Median year structure built	1983	1976