Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,984
Median household income: $22,167
Median home value: $120,900

Barranquitas Municipio is a county in Puerto Rico with a population of 28,984. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $22,167 runs below the Puerto Rico figure of $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Barranquitas Municipio's population grew 2.1% from 28,393 to 28,984, while its median household income rose 30.1% from $17,036 to $22,167.

The median resident is 39.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,984
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $22,167
Median home value: $120,900
Median gross rent: $502
Housing units: 11,378
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 15.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,39328,984

Median household income

$17,036$22,167

Median home value

$98,900$120,900

Median gross rent

$409$502

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,393	$17,036	$98,900	$409
2020	28,026	$18,924	$108,300	$415
2021	28,982	$20,290	$110,000	$429
2022	28,899	$21,262	$118,300	$469
2023	28,984	$22,167	$120,900	$502

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,158	4.0%
5 to 17	4,627	16.0%
18 to 24	2,712	9.4%
25 to 34	4,098	14.1%
35 to 44	3,580	12.4%
45 to 54	3,378	11.7%
55 to 64	4,047	14.0%
65 to 74	3,017	10.4%
75 and over	2,367	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25	0.1%
Black or African American	8	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.2%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,899	99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.4%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,393	21.4%
High school graduate	6,313	30.8%
Some college or associate's	5,205	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,858	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	718	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,105	81.8%
Carpooled	921	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	373	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	285	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,306	27.5%
15 to 29 min	2,256	26.9%
30 to 44 min	1,654	19.7%
45 to 59 min	557	6.6%
60+ min	1,626	19.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 49.6% (14,289 of 28,836)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,998	73.5%
Nonfamily households	2,523	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,521	83.7%
Vacant	1,857	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,549	68.8%
Renter-occupied	2,972	31.2%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached21.9%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,212	72.2%
1-unit, attached	2,496	21.9%
2 to 4 units	183	1.6%
5 to 19 units	364	3.2%
20 or more units	123	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 72019
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 18.2000, -66.3093

Cities & places

Barranquitas