Municipality Profile

Arecibo

Population
87,217

Source: US Census Bureau (ACS 5-Year)

Poverty Rate
44.9%

Percent below poverty line

Median Income
$21,799

Per Household (Yearly)

Federal Disaster Recovery$146,758,885

FEMA Public Assistance — federal share obligated for rebuilding, across 5 disasters.

HURRICANE MARIA (2017)

Hurricane · 254 projects

$145,713,104

HURRICANE FIONA (2022)

Hurricane · 10 projects

$805,945

COVID-19 PANDEMIC (2020)

Biological · 4 projects

$156,936

TROPICAL STORM JEANNE AND RESULTING LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES (2004)

Severe Storm · 7 projects

$43,440

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING (2010)

Severe Storm · 1 projects

$39,460
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA (Public Assistance)