Arecibo, PR

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Median Age

1.12% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

41.1%

5.15% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$111,700

4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

58,929

2.69% 1-year growth

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None of the households in Arecibo, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Arecibo, PR are University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (604 degrees awarded in 2022), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (599 degrees), and ICPR Junior College-Arecibo (162 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Arecibo, PR was $111,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Arecibo, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Arecibo, PR was N/A per household.

Arecibo, PR borders Aguadilla-Isabela, PR and San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Arecibo, PR employs 58.9k people. The largest industries in Arecibo, PR are Retail Trade (8,486 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,772 people), and Manufacturing (7,267 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($34,917), Wholesale Trade ($32,103), and Finance & Insurance ($29,006).

Employment

Occupations

58.9k

2023 Value

± 2,244

2.69%

1 Year growth

± 5.26%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arecibo, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,322 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,103 people), and Production Occupations (5,300 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arecibo, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

58.9k

2023 Value

± 2,244

2.69%

1 Year growth

± 5.26%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arecibo, PR, are Retail Trade (8,486 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,772 people), and Manufacturing (7,267 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arecibo, PR, though some of these residents may live in Arecibo, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Establishments by Size

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Education

In 2022, universities in Arecibo, PR awarded 1,717 degrees. The student population of Arecibo, PR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,381 male students and 4,431 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Arecibo, PR are Hispanic or Latino (1,707 and 99.4%), followed by Asian (3 and 0.175%), White (3 and 0.175%), and Black or African American (2 and 0.116%).

The largest universities in Arecibo, PR by number of degrees awarded are University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (604 and 35.2%), Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (599 and 34.9%), and ICPR Junior College-Arecibo (162 and 9.44%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Microbiology
108 degrees awarded
Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology
69 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
253 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Arecibo, PR was General Microbiology with 108 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Arecibo, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
604 degrees awarded
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
599 degrees awarded
ICPR Junior College-Arecibo
162 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo with 604 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 529 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Arecibo, PR, which is 0.445 times less than the 1,188 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,707 degrees mean that there were 569 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 3 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNN% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNN% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Arecibo, PR was $111,700 in 2023, which is 0.368 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $107,400 to $111,700, a 4% increase. The homeownership rate in Arecibo, PR is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Arecibo, PR have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arecibo, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Arecibo, PR is N/A. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Arecibo, PR was Guaynabo Municipio, PR with a value of $46,048, followed by Gurabo Municipio, PR and Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, with respective values of $39,532 and $38,773.

Housing

Property

$111,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$2,378

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Median Property Taxes

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The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Arecibo, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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72.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Arecibo, PR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Arecibo, PR was Guaynabo Municipio, PR with a value of $46,048, followed by Gurabo Municipio, PR and Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR, with respective values of $39,532 and $38,773.

The following map shows all of the counties in Arecibo, PR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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Median Household Income

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65.3k

Number of Households

± 2,041

The following chart displays the households in Arecibo, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arecibo, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2022, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.209% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (89.4%)
Worked At Home (5.8%)
Carpooled (3.15%)

In 2023, 89.4% of workers in Arecibo, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arecibo, PR have a similar commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.41% of the workforce in Arecibo, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Arecibo, PR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arecibo, PR (73.9k out of 180k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arecibo, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Arecibo, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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