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Arecibo Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Arecibo Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Arecibo Municipio has a population of 86,875 with a median age of 45.5 and a labor force participation rate of just 42.4%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce with an unemployment rate of 16.4% and a poverty rate of 42.9%. Median household income stands at $23,635 and median worker earnings at $19,900, with housing costs among the lowest in the region — median home values of $110,800 and gross rent of $518 per month. About 27.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the population has declined slightly over five years (-0.4%), and the foreign-born share is less than 1%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

85,971

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$23,635

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Arecibo Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race49,473 (57.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone23,087 (26.7%)
  • White Alone10,420 (12.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,393 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,359 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone568 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish80,536
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic31
  3. 3.Arabic24
  4. 4.Korean9
  5. 5.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,877

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$14,219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

42.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,134
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,912
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,837
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)2,587
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,307

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,911
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,973
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,400
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,520
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,605

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.99×)2,482
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.42×)3,739
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.37×)3,942
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.22×)516
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)2,417

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$518/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9993,793 (17.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,763 (12.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9992,428 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,275 (10.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9991,729 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,389 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

42.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$19,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,578 (86.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,338 (5.1%)
  • Carpooled1,284 (4.9%)
  • Walked450 (1.7%)
  • Other323 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit149 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.