Barahona

Population: 2,000
Median household income: $17,662
Median home value: $93,400

Barahona is a community in Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 2,000 residents. Its median household income of $17,662 runs below the Morovis Municipio figure of $23,010.

Between 2019 and 2023, Barahona's population declined 6.8% from 2,147 to 2,000, while its median home value fell 6.7% from $100,100 to $93,400.

83.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,000
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $17,662
Median home value: $93,400
Median gross rent: $487
Housing units: 989
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1472,000

Median household income

$16,991$17,662

Median home value

$100,100$93,400

Median gross rent

$554$487

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,147	$16,991	$100,100	$554
2020	2,093	$19,426	$87,300	$532
2021	2,014	$21,189	$83,400	$512
2022	1,983	$20,175	$95,000	$562
2023	2,000	$17,662	$93,400	$487

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	6.6%
5 to 17	354	17.7%
18 to 24	188	9.4%
25 to 34	305	15.3%
35 to 44	167	8.3%
45 to 54	260	13.0%
55 to 64	210	10.5%
65 to 74	220	11.0%
75 and over	164	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,000	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	260	19.6%
High school graduate	451	34.0%
Some college or associate's	410	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	119	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	86	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone91.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	522	91.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	8.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	20.8%
15 to 29 min	182	31.9%
30 to 44 min	101	17.7%
45 to 59 min	37	6.5%
60+ min	132	23.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 64.9% (1,298 of 2,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	515	70.8%
Nonfamily households	212	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	727	73.5%
Vacant	262	26.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	55.3%
Renter-occupied	325	44.7%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached16.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	829	83.8%
1-unit, attached	160	16.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7205217
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.3522, -66.4443