Galateo

Population: 1,878
Median household income: $20,455
Median home value: $86,500

Galateo is a community in Toa Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 1,878 residents. Its median household income of $20,455 runs below the Toa Alta Municipio figure of $33,349.

Between 2019 and 2023, Galateo's population declined 36.1% from 2,940 to 1,878, while its median home value rose 6.7% from $81,100 to $86,500.

Households average 2.94 people. 20.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,878
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $20,455
Median home value: $86,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 870
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9401,878

Median household income

$17,945$20,455

Median home value

$81,100$86,500

Median gross rent

$470$525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,940	$17,945	$81,100	$470
2020	3,109	$18,692	$78,100	$491
2021	2,388	$18,997	$79,300	$525
2022	2,046	$21,021	$93,800	—
2023	1,878	$20,455	$86,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	4.4%
5 to 17	278	14.8%
18 to 24	57	3.0%
25 to 34	293	15.6%
35 to 44	334	17.8%
45 to 54	289	15.4%
55 to 64	160	8.5%
65 to 74	246	13.1%
75 and over	138	7.3%

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)	1,878	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	356	24.4%
High school graduate	571	39.1%
Some college or associate's	229	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	287	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone96.2%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	641	96.2%
Carpooled	25	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	16.8%
15 to 29 min	149	22.4%
30 to 44 min	267	40.1%
45 to 59 min	126	18.9%
60+ min	12	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 49.0% (914 of 1,864)

	Count	Share
Family households	438	69.7%
Nonfamily households	190	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	628	72.2%
Vacant	242	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	489	77.9%
Renter-occupied	139	22.1%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached23.3%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	651	74.8%
1-unit, attached	203	23.3%
2 to 4 units	16	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7229813
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.3640, -66.2618