Arecibo, PR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Arecibo, PR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 67,010. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARECIBO-PR · Arecibo, PR 1 ZIPs · 67,010 pop · #25063/25278 · Arecibo Municipio

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $24,488
  • RANK-BOTTOM #25063/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bajadero
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 67,010
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $117,600

Nearest income peer: Bajadero, PR ( $2,642 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Arecibo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Arecibo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Arecibo, PR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

1st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
67,010
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$24,488
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($24,488 average) · poverty 39.7%. The primary code (00612) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.1%) for this income tier, rent $510 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Puerto Rico, Yauco is the closest lower-income city and Anasco the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Arecibo.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 00612, is all of Arecibo

There is no split to weigh here: 00612 holds every one of Arecibo's 67,010 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

No ZBP establishments filed for Arecibo's ZIPs

Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Arecibo. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.

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ZIP Codes in Arecibo, PR

These ZIP codes sit in Arecibo Municipio, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Arecibo. See the Arecibo Municipio roll-up →

Arecibo sits in the upper half of Arecibo Municipio on income: Sabana Hoyos and Bajadero report less, while Garrochales reports more. Garrochales marks the far end of that range at $35,383, 44% above Arecibo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
00612 67,010 $24,488 n/a 383

Arecibo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Arecibo, .