Candelaria Arenas

Population: 4,054
Median household income: $21,448
Median home value: $95,800

Candelaria Arenas is a community in Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 4,054 residents. The median household income of $21,448 is below the Toa Baja Municipio median ($29,648).

From 2019 to 2023, Candelaria Arenas's population grew 9.8% from 3,693 to 4,054, while its median home value rose 21.7% from $78,700 to $95,800.

14.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,054
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $21,448
Median home value: $95,800
Median gross rent: $497
Housing units: 1,789
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6934,054

Median household income

$19,036$21,448

Median home value

$78,700$95,800

Median gross rent

$572$497

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,693	$19,036	$78,700	$572
2020	3,701	$17,309	$78,700	$569
2021	4,125	$18,494	$72,800	$660
2022	4,199	$19,688	$85,100	$554
2023	4,054	$21,448	$95,800	$497

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	168	4.1%
5 to 17	568	14.0%
18 to 24	374	9.2%
25 to 34	644	15.9%
35 to 44	543	13.4%
45 to 54	523	12.9%
55 to 64	519	12.8%
65 to 74	280	6.9%
75 and over	435	10.7%

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)	4,054	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.5%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,017	34.5%
High school graduate	896	30.4%
Some college or associate's	594	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	384	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	53	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means13.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	849	71.2%
Carpooled	115	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	3.6%
Other means	158	13.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	16.9%
15 to 29 min	483	42.0%
30 to 44 min	344	29.9%
45 to 59 min	57	5.0%
60+ min	72	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 56.0% (2,266 of 4,043)

	Count	Share
Family households	939	59.5%
Nonfamily households	638	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,577	88.1%
Vacant	212	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	984	62.4%
Renter-occupied	593	37.6%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units21.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,298	72.6%
1-unit, attached	74	4.1%
2 to 4 units	378	21.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7212560
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.4173, -66.2205