Candelaria Arenas vs Villa Calma

A side-by-side comparison of Candelaria Arenas and Villa Calma: population, income, housing, and more.

Candelaria Arenas and Villa Calma 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 976 in Villa Calma). Villa Calma has the higher median home value ($103,600 vs $95,800 in Candelaria Arenas). Since 2019, Candelaria Arenas's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs -7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
Population	4,054	976
Median age	39.9 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$21,448	—
Median home value	$95,800	$103,600
Median gross rent	$497	—
Housing units	1,789	502
Homeownership rate	62.4%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
Population	3,693 → 4,054 (+9.8%)	1,060 → 976 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$19,036 → $21,448 (+12.7%)	$11,265 → $10,179 (-9.6%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $95,800 (+21.7%)	$87,200 → $103,600 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $497 (-13.1%)	—

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

Villa Calma

Population

1,060976

Median household income

$11,265$10,179

Median home value

$87,200$103,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
Under 5	4.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	5.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	24.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.8%
75 and over	10.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.4%
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%	94.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
No high school diploma	34.5%	21.7%
High school graduate	30.4%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
Drove alone	71.2%	69.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	9.9%
Other means	13.2%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
1-unit, detached	72.6%	31.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	15.1%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	49.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Candelaria Arenas	Villa Calma
Poverty rate	56.0%	53.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1982	1980