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Barceloneta Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Barceloneta Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Barceloneta Municipio is a small Puerto Rican municipality of 22,565 residents with a median household income of $24,508 and a poverty rate of 45.4%, reflecting the broader economic pressures common across the island. The labor market is constrained, with a participation rate of just 45.7% and unemployment at 14.7%, though 24.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against median worker earnings of $19,810. Housing costs remain low—median home values at $121,200 and gross rent at $625/month—but the population has contracted 7.1% over five years, and the median age of 43.3 signals an aging workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,565

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$24,508

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.1% since 2018

Barceloneta Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,145 (62.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,046 (22.4%)
  • White Alone1,728 (7.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone620 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races586 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone292 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish21,240

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

404

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$14,312

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

45.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,904
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,351
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,148
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)858
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services708

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations2,287
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,261
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,983
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,047
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations654

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.75×)617
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.46×)1,184
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.39×)1,037
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)1,828
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$121,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$625/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,370 (20.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999977 (14.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999887 (13.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999866 (12.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999658 (9.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999486 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$19,810

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,828 (89.6%)
  • Carpooled355 (4.7%)
  • Worked At Home313 (4.1%)
  • Walked70 (0.9%)
  • Other55 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.