Galateo vs H. Rivera ColÃ³n

A side-by-side comparison of Galateo and H. Rivera ColÃ³n: population, income, housing, and more.

Galateo and H. Rivera ColÃ³n are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

H. Rivera ColÃ³n has the higher population (1,890 vs 1,878 in Galateo). Galateo has the higher median household income ($20,455 vs $16,198 in H. Rivera ColÃ³n). H. Rivera ColÃ³n has the higher median home value ($95,100 vs $86,500 in Galateo).

Population, income & housing

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
Population	1,878	1,890
Median age	42.5 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$20,455	$16,198
Median home value	$86,500	$95,100
Median gross rent	—	$536
Housing units	870	871
Homeownership rate	77.9%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
Population	2,940 → 1,878 (-36.1%)	2,453 → 1,890 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$17,945 → $20,455 (+14.0%)	$16,382 → $16,198 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $86,500 (+6.7%)	$77,500 → $95,100 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $525 (+11.7%)	$495 → $536 (+8.3%)

Galateo

Population

2,9401,878

Median household income

$17,945$20,455

Median home value

$81,100$86,500

Median gross rent

$470$525

H. Rivera ColÃ³n

Population

2,4531,890

Median household income

$16,382$16,198

Median home value

$77,500$95,100

Median gross rent

$495$536

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
Under 5	4.4%	3.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	9.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	17.8%	7.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.5%	19.8%
65 to 74	13.1%	13.1%
75 and over	7.3%	16.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
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+

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
No high school diploma	24.4%	38.2%
High school graduate	39.1%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
Drove alone	96.2%	81.4%
Carpooled	3.8%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
1-unit, detached	74.8%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	23.3%	23.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.6%
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

	Galateo	H. Rivera ColÃ³n
Poverty rate	49.0%	59.2%
Average household size	2.94	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1973	1972