Demographics of Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico

Arroyo Municipio, in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, had 14,744 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,068 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Arroyo Municipio, in four figures

14,744
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,068 people.; 43.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $21,186 ±$2,219
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico's population shrank 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,812	100.0	100.0
2021	15,593	98.6	100.2
2022	15,265	96.5	100.7
2023	15,059	95.2	101.6
2024	14,938	94.5	102.5
2025	14,744	93.2	103.1

Population of Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,812	—
2021	15,593	−219
2022	15,265	−328
2023	15,059	−206
2024	14,938	−121
2025	14,744	−194

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.7: for men 41.4 ±1.8 and for women 44.4 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Arroyo Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under 5	536 ±147	3.5% ±1.0	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,230 ±281	14.5% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,339 ±346	8.7% ±2.3	9.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,893 ±311	25.4% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,892 ±276	25.4% ±1.8	26.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,451 ±353	22.5% ±2.3	23.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $21,186 ±$2,219, and income per person $14,862 ±$2,416, in 2024 dollars. The median is $26,297 ±$261 in Puerto Rico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Arroyo Municipio by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Under $25,000	3,697 ±494	54.9% ±6.3	48.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,021 ±386	30.0% ±5.4	25.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	654 ±204	9.7% ±3.0	12.1% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4 to 136	0.1% to 2.0%	6.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	61 to 347	0.9% to 5.1%	4.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 134	0% to 2.0%	1.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 56	0% to 0.8%	1.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Arroyo Municipio by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Puerto Rico	United States
All ages	7,974 ±867	52.1% ±5.7	40.5% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,801 ±340	65.1% ±6.5	54.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,156 ±565	52.4% ±4.8	37.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,017 ±353	43.8% ±6.0	39.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Arroyo Municipio, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arroyo Municipio	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing units	8,385 ±457	1,634,357 ±4,364	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.4% ±3.1	79.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.6% ±3.5	21.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.0% ±4.6	67.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.0% ±4.9	32.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$89,900 ±$4,629	$131,500 ±$959	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$472 ±$47	$578 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Arroyo Municipio by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,262 ±57	99.5% ±0.4	99.0% ±0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

The Bureau counts a person born in Puerto Rico as born outside the United States, in Puerto Rico, and the table says so. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Arroyo Municipio by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in one of the 50 states or DC	1,077 ±351	7.0% ±2.3	5.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born in Puerto Rico, an island area, or abroad to American parents	14,215 ±360	92.7% ±2.3	92.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 101	0% to 0.7%	2.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 101	0% to 0.7%	1.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	1.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Arroyo Municipio among the municipios of Puerto Rico

69th of 78 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Puerto Rico page.

Municipios of Puerto Rico near Arroyo Municipio in population, July 2025
Municipio	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ciales Municipio	16,652	−1.9%
Guayanilla Municipio	16,489	−7.0%
Rincón Municipio	15,582	+2.6%
Hormigueros Municipio	15,222	−2.5%
Patillas Municipio	15,077	−5.4%
Arroyo Municipio	14,744	−6.8%
Jayuya Municipio	14,423	−2.3%
Guánica Municipio	11,840	−13.6%
Florida Municipio	11,371	−2.7%
Ceiba Municipio	10,559	−6.4%
Maunabo Municipio	10,120	−4.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026