Garrochales vs Tiburones

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

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

Tiburones has the higher population (1,095 vs 875 in Garrochales). Garrochales has the higher median home value ($129,300 vs $83,400 in Tiburones). Since 2019, Garrochales's population has grown faster (-21.7% vs -54.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Garrochales	Tiburones
Population	875	1,095
Median age	65.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$12,204
Median home value	$129,300	$83,400
Housing units	507	655
Homeownership rate	76.3%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	22.7%	55.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrochales	Tiburones
Population	1,117 → 875 (-21.7%)	2,417 → 1,095 (-54.7%)
Median household income	$15,216 → $13,000 (-14.6%)	$20,293 → $12,204 (-39.9%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $129,300 (+14.9%)	$106,000 → $83,400 (-21.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$452 → $636 (+40.7%)

Garrochales

Population

1,117875

Median household income

$15,216$13,000

Median home value

$112,500$129,300

Tiburones

Population

2,4171,095

Median household income

$20,293$12,204

Median home value

$106,000$83,400

Median gross rent

$452$636

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrochales	Tiburones
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	23.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	22.5%
55 to 64	4.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	12.0%
75 and over	32.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrochales	Tiburones
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrochales	Tiburones
No high school diploma	35.6%	30.5%
High school graduate	22.0%	52.2%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrochales	Tiburones
Drove alone	91.2%	57.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	26.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrochales	Tiburones
1-unit, detached	76.1%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garrochales	Tiburones
Poverty rate	50.2%	78.2%
Average household size	2.18	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	39	—
Median year structure built	1977	1979