Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 86,875
Median household income: $23,175
Median home value: $110,800

Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 86,875 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $23,175, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Arecibo Municipio's population grew 1.7% from 85,390 to 86,875, while its median household income rose 24.3% from $18,647 to $23,175.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 99.3% of the population. 86.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86,875
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $23,175
Median home value: $110,800
Median gross rent: $518
Housing units: 41,415
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,39086,875

Median household income

$18,647$23,175

Median home value

$95,300$110,800

Median gross rent

$411$518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,390	$18,647	$95,300	$411
2020	83,682	$19,266	$95,200	$399
2021	88,017	$19,311	$95,100	$434
2022	87,217	$21,799	$106,100	$486
2023	86,875	$23,175	$110,800	$518

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,845	3.3%
5 to 17	11,395	13.1%
18 to 24	7,902	9.1%
25 to 34	11,429	13.2%
35 to 44	9,765	11.2%
45 to 54	11,503	13.2%
55 to 64	11,672	13.4%
65 to 74	10,093	11.6%
75 and over	10,271	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	371	0.4%
Black or African American	51	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	194	0.2%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86,251	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,273	19.0%
High school graduate	19,666	30.4%
Some college or associate's	15,018	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	13,883	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,893	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,626	86.6%
Carpooled	1,430	5.7%
Public transit	77	0.3%
Walked	339	1.4%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	1,310	5.2%
Other means	184	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,624	23.8%
15 to 29 min	9,988	42.2%
30 to 44 min	4,560	19.3%
45 to 59 min	1,297	5.5%
60+ min	2,203	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 42.9% (36,775 of 85,716)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,649	64.4%
Nonfamily households	11,404	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,053	77.4%
Vacant	9,362	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,070	62.6%
Renter-occupied	11,983	37.4%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	35,028	84.6%
1-unit, attached	2,637	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1,130	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1,814	4.4%
20 or more units	620	1.5%
Mobile home & other	186	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 72013
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 126 sq mi
Water area: 45 sq mi
Center point: 18.4340, -66.6750