ZIP 00612 · Arecibo
Who lives in ZIP code 00612 (Arecibo, PR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Arecibo, PR · Arecibo Municipio
uszips 2026
People62,908
Median age45.1
Household income$24,488
Home value$115,811
Median rent$510/mo
Poverty39.7%
College degree+30.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Arecibo, PR
- Wider region
- San Juan-Bayamón, PR
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Density
- 319 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 24,426
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.1% are 65 or older; 83.3% are adults.
Household income
6.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $17,745.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
99.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.2%
- Never married
- 40.9%
- Divorced
- 17.5%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 27.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.1%
- Rent burden
- 43.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.6%
- Unemployment
- 14.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 21.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 67.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.