Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,573
Median household income: $18,931
Median home value: $95,200

Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 15,573 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $18,931 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Arroyo Municipio's population declined 12.5% from 17,805 to 15,573, while its median household income rose 7.7% from $17,570 to $18,931.

86.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,573
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $18,931
Median home value: $95,200
Median gross rent: $466
Housing units: 8,087
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,80515,573

Median household income

$17,570$18,931

Median home value

$89,400$95,200

Median gross rent

$471$466

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,805	$17,570	$89,400	$471
2020	17,502	$16,206	$87,000	$435
2021	16,183	$14,933	$86,000	$446
2022	15,797	$18,496	$95,200	$498
2023	15,573	$18,931	$95,200	$466

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	558	3.6%
5 to 17	2,352	15.1%
18 to 24	1,367	8.8%
25 to 34	1,873	12.0%
35 to 44	2,072	13.3%
45 to 54	2,029	13.0%
55 to 64	1,901	12.2%
65 to 74	1,864	12.0%
75 and over	1,557	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	58	0.4%
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	41	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,474	99.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,358	20.9%
High school graduate	3,336	29.5%
Some college or associate's	2,593	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,395	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	614	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,786	87.5%
Carpooled	351	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	0.4%
Other means	121	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	880	20.4%
15 to 29 min	1,726	40.1%
30 to 44 min	943	21.9%
45 to 59 min	290	6.7%
60+ min	468	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 54.4% (8,463 of 15,545)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,148	65.2%
Nonfamily households	2,216	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,364	78.7%
Vacant	1,723	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,885	76.8%
Renter-occupied	1,479	23.2%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,027	86.9%
1-unit, attached	403	5.0%
2 to 4 units	430	5.3%
5 to 19 units	177	2.2%
20 or more units	36	0.4%
Mobile home & other	14	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72015
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 17.9721, -66.0419