Candelaria vs Candelaria Arenas

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

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

Candelaria has the higher population (14,319 vs 4,054 in Candelaria Arenas). Candelaria has the higher median household income ($38,884 vs $21,448 in Candelaria Arenas). Candelaria has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $95,800 in Candelaria Arenas).

Population, income & housing

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
Population	14,319	4,054
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,884	$21,448
Median home value	$141,100	$95,800
Median gross rent	$882	$497
Housing units	6,207	1,789
Homeownership rate	74.5%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
Population	15,193 → 14,319 (-5.8%)	3,693 → 4,054 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$28,865 → $38,884 (+34.7%)	$19,036 → $21,448 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $141,100 (+6.0%)	$78,700 → $95,800 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $882 (+23.4%)	$572 → $497 (-13.1%)

Candelaria

Population

15,19314,319

Median household income

$28,865$38,884

Median home value

$133,100$141,100

Median gross rent

$715$882

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
Under 5	3.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.1%	6.9%
75 and over	8.0%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	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	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.1%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
No high school diploma	11.2%	34.5%
High school graduate	23.6%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
Drove alone	73.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.6%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	3.6%
Other means	3.0%	13.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
1-unit, detached	78.1%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	21.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Candelaria	Candelaria Arenas
Poverty rate	27.8%	56.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1982	1982