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Barranquitas Municipio, PR

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

AI Overview

Barranquillas Municipio is a small inland community of roughly 29,000 residents with a modest 0.8% population gain over five years and an economy marked by low wages—median worker earnings of $17,928 and per capita income of $12,989. The labor market is constrained, with a 43.8% participation rate, 15.1% unemployment, and 22.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest available, with a median home value of $120,900 and median gross rent of $502 per month, alongside a 68.8% homeownership rate, though a 49.6% poverty rate reflects the structural depth of economic hardship here.

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

Population

28,984

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$23,407

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

Barranquitas Municipio added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12,177 (41.9%)
  • White Alone8,535 (29.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,505 (12.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,965 (10.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,871 (6.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish26,607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

580

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$12,989

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

49.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,285
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,311
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,227
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services969
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)914

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,608
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,251
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,613
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,495
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.98×)1,219
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.70×)242
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.32×)270
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.31×)550
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$120,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$502/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,337 (20.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,082 (16.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999501 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999479 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999456 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999418 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$17,928

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,672 (84.1%)
  • Carpooled872 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home292 (3.2%)
  • Walked290 (3.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.