Barceloneta Municipio, Puerto Rico

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,565
Median household income: $21,750
Median home value: $121,200

Barceloneta Municipio, Puerto Rico counts 22,565 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $21,750, its median household income sits below Puerto Rico's $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Barceloneta Municipio's population declined 6.3% from 24,079 to 22,565, while its median household income rose 26.8% from $17,154 to $21,750.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 14.4% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 99.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,565
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $21,750
Median home value: $121,200
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 10,216
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 14.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,07922,565

Median household income

$17,154$21,750

Median home value

$104,600$121,200

Median gross rent

$481$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,079	$17,154	$104,600	$481
2020	23,913	$17,815	$101,300	$513
2021	22,836	$19,051	$107,700	$560
2022	22,604	$20,282	$119,100	$575
2023	22,565	$21,750	$121,200	$625

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	778	3.4%
5 to 17	3,089	13.7%
18 to 24	2,106	9.3%
25 to 34	3,246	14.4%
35 to 44	2,899	12.8%
45 to 54	3,073	13.6%
55 to 64	2,622	11.6%
65 to 74	2,396	10.6%
75 and over	2,356	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53	0.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	75	0.3%
Two or more races	44	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,393	99.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,647	22.0%
High school graduate	5,436	32.8%
Some college or associate's	3,504	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,045	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	960	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,072	89.2%
Carpooled	293	4.3%
Public transit	23	0.3%
Walked	99	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	319	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,710	26.4%
15 to 29 min	2,441	37.6%
30 to 44 min	956	14.7%
45 to 59 min	526	8.1%
60+ min	854	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 45.4% (10,233 of 22,535)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,996	70.2%
Nonfamily households	2,551	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,547	83.7%
Vacant	1,669	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,076	71.1%
Renter-occupied	2,471	28.9%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,057	88.7%
1-unit, attached	390	3.8%
2 to 4 units	208	2.0%
5 to 19 units	414	4.1%
20 or more units	96	0.9%
Mobile home & other	51	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 72017
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 18.4700, -66.5582