Barceloneta vs Garrochales

A side-by-side comparison of Barceloneta and Garrochales: population, income, housing, and more.

Barceloneta and Garrochales are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barceloneta has the higher population (3,481 vs 875 in Garrochales). Garrochales has the higher median home value ($129,300 vs $111,200 in Barceloneta). Since 2019, Barceloneta's population has grown faster (-12.0% vs -21.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
Population	3,481	875
Median age	46.8 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$18,893	—
Median home value	$111,200	$129,300
Median gross rent	$451	—
Housing units	1,689	507
Homeownership rate	53.2%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	24.5%	22.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
Population	3,957 → 3,481 (-12.0%)	1,117 → 875 (-21.7%)
Median household income	$13,383 → $18,893 (+41.2%)	$15,216 → $13,000 (-14.6%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $111,200 (+27.4%)	$112,500 → $129,300 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$356 → $451 (+26.7%)	—

Barceloneta

Population

3,9573,481

Median household income

$13,383$18,893

Median home value

$87,300$111,200

Median gross rent

$356$451

Garrochales

Population

1,117875

Median household income

$15,216$13,000

Median home value

$112,500$129,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
Under 5	4.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	7.7%	10.7%
18 to 24	13.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	5.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	4.6%
65 to 74	17.1%	18.6%
75 and over	11.1%	32.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
White (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.3%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
No high school diploma	25.5%	35.6%
High school graduate	37.1%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
Drove alone	88.3%	91.2%
Carpooled	1.5%	0.0%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
1-unit, detached	72.9%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barceloneta	Garrochales
Poverty rate	54.6%	50.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	39
Median year structure built	1974	1977