Buena Vista

Population: 1,605
Median household income: $14,854
Median home value: $109,000

Buena Vista is a community in Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 1,605 residents. Its median household income of $14,854 runs below the Arroyo Municipio figure of $18,931.

From 2019 to 2023, Buena Vista's population declined 10.4% from 1,791 to 1,605, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $86,800 to $109,000.

86.6% of workers drive to work alone. 90.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,605
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $14,854
Median home value: $109,000
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 765
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7911,605

Median household income

$12,119$14,854

Median home value

$86,800$109,000

Median gross rent

$564$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,791	$12,119	$86,800	—
2020	2,138	$13,523	$88,900	—
2021	1,678	$14,107	$88,000	—
2022	1,763	$14,767	$108,600	$564
2023	1,605	$14,854	$109,000	$588

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6420.7%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	9.1%
5 to 17	304	18.9%
18 to 24	72	4.5%
25 to 34	125	7.8%
35 to 44	118	7.4%
45 to 54	163	10.2%
55 to 64	332	20.7%
65 to 74	271	16.9%
75 and over	74	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11	0.7%
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)	1,594	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.4%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	427	39.4%
High school graduate	315	29.1%
Some college or associate's	235	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	106	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	232	86.6%
Carpooled	36	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	8.2%
15 to 29 min	100	37.3%
30 to 44 min	100	37.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	46	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 74.7% (1,199 of 1,605)

	Count	Share
Family households	420	70.5%
Nonfamily households	176	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	596	77.9%
Vacant	169	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	493	82.7%
Renter-occupied	103	17.3%

1-unit, detached90.7%

1-unit, attached9.3%

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	694	90.7%
1-unit, attached	71	9.3%
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: 7209087
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 17.9965, -66.0516