Barceloneta

Population: 3,481
Median household income: $18,893
Median home value: $111,200

Located in Barceloneta Municipio, Puerto Rico, Barceloneta is a community with a population of 3,481. At $18,893, its median household income sits below Barceloneta Municipio's $21,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Barceloneta's population declined 12.0% from 3,957 to 3,481, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $87,300 to $111,200.

72.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,481
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $18,893
Median home value: $111,200
Median gross rent: $451
Housing units: 1,689
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 24.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9573,481

Median household income

$13,383$18,893

Median home value

$87,300$111,200

Median gross rent

$356$451

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,957	$13,383	$87,300	$356
2020	4,000	$14,427	$89,000	$391
2021	3,671	$16,149	$97,900	$409
2022	3,548	$17,558	$104,900	$342
2023	3,481	$18,893	$111,200	$451

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 177.7%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	4.7%
5 to 17	267	7.7%
18 to 24	478	13.7%
25 to 34	449	12.9%
35 to 44	329	9.5%
45 to 54	342	9.8%
55 to 64	468	13.4%
65 to 74	595	17.1%
75 and over	388	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14	0.4%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,423	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	656	25.5%
High school graduate	955	37.1%
Some college or associate's	441	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	428	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	91	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit2.9%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	699	88.3%
Carpooled	12	1.5%
Public transit	23	2.9%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	7.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	28.6%
15 to 29 min	310	42.2%
30 to 44 min	92	12.5%
45 to 59 min	63	8.6%
60+ min	60	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 54.6% (1,896 of 3,471)

	Count	Share
Family households	906	66.4%
Nonfamily households	458	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,364	80.8%
Vacant	325	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	725	53.2%
Renter-occupied	639	46.8%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,231	72.9%
1-unit, attached	92	5.4%
2 to 4 units	112	6.6%
5 to 19 units	254	15.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7205346
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.4530, -66.5381