Candelaria Arenas vs San JosÃ©

A side-by-side comparison of Candelaria Arenas and San JosÃ©: population, income, housing, and more.

Candelaria Arenas and San JosÃ© are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Candelaria Arenas has the higher population (4,054 vs 2,195 in San JosÃ©). Candelaria Arenas has the higher median household income ($21,448 vs $17,713 in San JosÃ©). Candelaria Arenas has the higher median home value ($95,800 vs $79,600 in San JosÃ©).

Population, income & housing

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
Population	4,054	2,195
Median age	39.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$21,448	$17,713
Median home value	$95,800	$79,600
Median gross rent	$497	$563
Housing units	1,789	1,090
Homeownership rate	62.4%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
Population	3,693 → 4,054 (+9.8%)	2,483 → 2,195 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$19,036 → $21,448 (+12.7%)	$12,816 → $17,713 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $95,800 (+21.7%)	$82,100 → $79,600 (-3.0%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $497 (-13.1%)	$442 → $563 (+27.4%)

Candelaria Arenas

Population

3,6934,054

Median household income

$19,036$21,448

Median home value

$78,700$95,800

Median gross rent

$572$497

San JosÃ©

Population

2,4832,195

Median household income

$12,816$17,713

Median home value

$82,100$79,600

Median gross rent

$442$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
Under 5	4.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.6%
75 and over	10.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
No high school diploma	34.5%	32.5%
High school graduate	30.4%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
Drove alone	71.2%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	11.7%
Other means	13.2%	8.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
1-unit, detached	72.6%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Candelaria Arenas	San JosÃ©
Poverty rate	56.0%	72.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1982	1984