Candelero Arriba, PR

Census Place

2024 Population

758

2024 Median Age

59.4

8.39% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

42.3%

6.95% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$21,701

3.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$135,300

15.5% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

149

21.2% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Candelero Arriba, PR employs 149 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Candelero Arriba, PR were Educational Services (85 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (47 people), and Information (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,313) and Educational Services ($90,313).

Employment

Occupations

149

2024 Value

± 137

−21.2%

1 Year decline

± 151%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Candelero Arriba, PR declined at a rate of −21.2%, from 189 employees to 149 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Candelero Arriba, PR, are Management Occupations (92 people), Community & Social Service Occupations (27 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Candelero Arriba, 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

149

2024 Value

± 137

−21.2%

1 Year decline

± 151%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Candelero Arriba, PR declined at a rate of −21.2%, from 189 employees to 149 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Candelero Arriba, PR, are Educational Services (85 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (47 people), and Information (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Candelero Arriba, PR, though some of these residents may live in Candelero Arriba, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Candelero Arriba, PR was $135,300 in 2024, which is 0.407 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,100 to $135,300, a 15.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Candelero Arriba, PR is 96.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Candelero Arriba, PR have an average commute time of 46.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Candelero Arriba, PR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$135,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$70,638

$362

Median Property Taxes

±$181

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 Candelero Arriba, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$21,701

Median Household Income

± $11,378

375

Number of Households

± 189

In 2024, the median household income of the 375 households in Candelero Arriba, PR grew to $21,701 from the previous year's value of $20,875.

The following chart displays the households in Candelero Arriba, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Candelero Arriba, 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 (57%)
Carpooled (43%)

In 2024, 57% of workers in Candelero Arriba, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (43%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

46.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Candelero Arriba, PR have a longer commute time (46.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.4% of the workforce in Candelero Arriba, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Candelero Arriba, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Candelero Arriba, PR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Candelero Arriba, PR (321 out of 758 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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