Arroyo Municipio, PR

County

2024 Population

15,341

2024 Median Age

43.4

1.17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

52.1%

4.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$21,186

11.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$89,900

5.57% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

4,727

8.32% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Arroyo Municipio, PR employs 4.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Arroyo Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (860 people), Public Administration (649 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (627 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($29,676), Finance & Insurance ($28,311), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($27,905).

Employment

Occupations

4.73k

2024 Value

± 666

8.32%

1 Year growth

± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arroyo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.32%, from 4.36k employees to 4.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arroyo Municipio, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (664 people), Production Occupations (480 people), and Material Moving Occupations (437 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arroyo Municipio, PR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.73k

2024 Value

± 666

8.32%

1 Year growth

± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arroyo Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 8.32%, from 4.36k employees to 4.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arroyo Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (860 people), Public Administration (649 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (627 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arroyo Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Arroyo Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,085

Median earning men ± $1,934

$18,471

Median earning women ± $4,230

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($30,250), Public Administration ($28,551), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,455).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($31,833), Manufacturing ($27,913), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($27,905).

Education

The student population of Arroyo Municipio, PR in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 52 male students and 4 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Arroyo Municipio, PR are Hispanic or Latino (216 and 100%).

The largest universities in Arroyo Municipio, PR by number of degrees awarded are Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc (216 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Arroyo Municipio, PR are Welding Technology (193 and 89.4%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (10 and 4.63%), and General Cosmetology (9 and 4.17%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 56 students enrolled in Arroyo Municipio, PR, 92.9% men and 7.14% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 56 records, of which 7.14% were women and 92.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Welding Technology
193 degrees awarded
Nail Specialist & Manicurist
10 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
9 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Arroyo Municipio, PR was Welding Technology with 193 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Arroyo Municipio, PR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

216 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc with 216 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 189 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Arroyo Municipio, PR, which is 7 times more than the 27 female students who received degrees in the same year.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Arroyo Municipio, PR was $89,900 in 2024, which is 0.27 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,200 to $89,900, a 5.57% decrease. The homeownership rate in Arroyo Municipio, PR is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Arroyo Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arroyo Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$89,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,629

$5,120

Median Property Taxes

±$480

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arroyo Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Arroyo Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$21,186

Median Household Income

± $2,219

6.74k

Number of Households

± 682

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.74k households in Arroyo Municipio, PR grew to $21,186 from the previous year's value of $18,931.

The following chart displays the households in Arroyo Municipio, 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 Arroyo Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (85.3%)
Carpooled (7.25%)
Worked At Home (4.95%)

In 2024, 85.3% of workers in Arroyo Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.25%) and those who worked at home (4.95%).

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

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arroyo Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.52% of the workforce in Arroyo Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Arroyo Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arroyo Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arroyo Municipio, PR (7.97k out of 15.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arroyo Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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