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Arroyo Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Arroyo Municipio is a small Puerto Rican community of 15,573 with a labor force participation rate of just 36.6% and an unemployment rate of 8.8%, reflecting a constrained local economy where median household income stands at $21,186 and the poverty rate reaches 54.4%. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 43.4, and 26.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Operating costs are exceptionally low—median gross rent is $466/month and median home value is $95,200—though the municipio has lost 14.0% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

15,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$21,186

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-14.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,691 (37.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,621 (23.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,812 (18.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,515 (16.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races702 (4.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish14,351
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

95

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$13,707

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,012
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)860
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)649
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)579
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services417

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,410
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,055
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,054
  4. 4.Service Occupations955
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations253

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.98×)614
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.61×)765
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.15×)501
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.95×)363
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.93×)952

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$95,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$466/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,117 (21.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999781 (15.3%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999666 (13.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999570 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999339 (6.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999288 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$20,744

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,052 (85.3%)
  • Carpooled344 (7.2%)
  • Worked At Home235 (4.9%)
  • Other117 (2.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

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.