Bajadero

Population: 3,672
Median household income: $22,583
Median home value: $97,800

Located in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico, Bajadero is a community with a population of 3,672. At $22,583, its median household income sits in line with Arecibo Municipio's $23,175.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bajadero's population grew 10.4% from 3,326 to 3,672, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $71,100 to $97,800.

The typical home was built around 1979. 45.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,672
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $22,583
Median home value: $97,800
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 1,638
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 22.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3263,672

Median household income

$15,313$22,583

Median home value

$71,100$97,800

Median gross rent

$442$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,326	$15,313	$71,100	$442
2020	3,416	$16,181	$81,900	—
2021	3,629	$15,256	$86,400	$533
2022	3,539	$19,413	$97,100	$589
2023	3,672	$22,583	$97,800	$658

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	2.6%
5 to 17	573	15.6%
18 to 24	245	6.7%
25 to 34	497	13.5%
35 to 44	504	13.7%
45 to 54	578	15.7%
55 to 64	493	13.4%
65 to 74	274	7.5%
75 and over	412	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,672	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	492	17.8%
High school graduate	957	34.7%
Some college or associate's	646	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	593	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	70	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone96.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	896	96.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	163	18.2%
15 to 29 min	569	63.5%
30 to 44 min	68	7.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	96	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 45.1% (1,649 of 3,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	855	66.2%
Nonfamily households	436	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,291	78.8%
Vacant	347	21.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	844	65.4%
Renter-occupied	447	34.6%

1-unit, detached94.6%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,549	94.6%
1-unit, attached	89	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7204658
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.4204, -66.6720