ZIP Code 00688

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Population: 10,985
Median household income: $18,014
Median home value: $99,500

ZIP Code 00688 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to about 10,985 residents. At $18,014, its median household income sits below Arecibo Municipio's $23,175.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 00688's population declined 9.5% from 12,139 to 10,985, while its median gross rent rose 23.3% from $443 to $546.

21.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,985
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $18,014
Median home value: $99,500
Median gross rent: $546
Housing units: 5,175
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 19.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,13910,985

Median household income

$17,874$18,014

Median home value

$90,900$99,500

Median gross rent

$443$546

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,139	$17,874	$90,900	$443
2020	11,355	$17,305	$89,200	$450
2021	11,552	$16,181	$88,900	$478
2022	11,478	$17,273	$96,100	$547
2023	10,985	$18,014	$99,500	$546

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	295	2.7%
5 to 17	1,341	12.2%
18 to 24	1,095	10.0%
25 to 34	1,608	14.6%
35 to 44	1,467	13.4%
45 to 54	1,408	12.8%
55 to 64	1,477	13.4%
65 to 74	1,418	12.9%
75 and over	876	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46	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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,939	99.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.5%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,356	28.5%
High school graduate	2,579	31.2%
Some college or associate's	1,576	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,442	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	301	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,445	82.6%
Carpooled	197	6.7%
Public transit	27	0.9%
Walked	28	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	242	8.2%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	488	17.9%
15 to 29 min	1,069	39.3%
30 to 44 min	590	21.7%
45 to 59 min	337	12.4%
60+ min	235	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 53.9% (5,691 of 10,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,626	67.3%
Nonfamily households	1,278	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,904	75.4%
Vacant	1,271	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,450	62.8%
Renter-occupied	1,454	37.2%

1-unit, detached90.8%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,701	90.8%
1-unit, attached	392	7.6%
2 to 4 units	50	1.0%
5 to 19 units	16	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	0.3%

ZIP Code 00688

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