Barceloneta Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
22,494
2024 Median Age
43.3
1.64% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
41.9%
7.62% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$24,508
12.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$126,300
4.21% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,232
10.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Barceloneta Municipio, PR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the median property value in Barceloneta Municipio, PR was $126,300, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Barceloneta Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Barceloneta Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

Barceloneta Municipio, PR borders Arecibo Municipio, PR, Florida Municipio, PR, and Manatí Municipio, PR.

United StatesPuerto RicoSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.81 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Barceloneta Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.03k Other (Hispanic) and 1.66k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barceloneta Municipio, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    14.1k ± 1.21k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    5.03k ± 1.09k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.66k ± 447
99.3%
Hispanic Population
22.3k people

In 2024, there were 2.81 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Barceloneta Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.03k Other (Hispanic) and 1.66k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.3% of the people in Barceloneta Municipio, PR are hispanic (22.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Barceloneta Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    143 ± 125
  2. Vietnam
    130 ± 114
  3. World War II
    30 ± 50

Barceloneta Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Barceloneta Municipio, PR employs 8.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Barceloneta Municipio, PR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,551 people), Retail Trade (1,351 people), and Manufacturing (1,148 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($41,250), Educational Services ($35,020), and Manufacturing ($29,737).

Employment

Occupations

8.23k
2024 Value
± 920
10.1%
1 Year growth
± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barceloneta Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 7.48k employees to 8.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barceloneta Municipio, PR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,172 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,115 people), and Production Occupations (655 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barceloneta Municipio, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.23k
2024 Value
± 920
10.1%
1 Year growth
± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barceloneta Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 7.48k employees to 8.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barceloneta Municipio, PR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,551 people), Retail Trade (1,351 people), and Manufacturing (1,148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barceloneta Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Barceloneta Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$24,181
Median earning men ± $4,587
$19,930
Median earning women ± $4,388

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,227), Wholesale Trade ($40,793), and Public Administration ($28,990).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($45,084), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($24,271), and Public Administration ($23,884).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Barceloneta Municipio, PR was $126,300 in 2024, which is 0.38 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,200 to $126,300, a 4.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Barceloneta Municipio, PR is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Barceloneta Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barceloneta Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$126,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,558
$6,712
Median Property Taxes
±$625

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barceloneta Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Barceloneta Municipio, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.1%
Homeownership
2024
71.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Barceloneta Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$24,508
Median Household Income
± $3,531
9.05k
Number of Households
± 867

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.05k households in Barceloneta Municipio, PR grew to $24,508 from the previous year's value of $21,750.

The following chart displays the households in Barceloneta Municipio, PR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barceloneta Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89.6%)
  2. Carpooled (4.66%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.11%)

In 2024, 89.6% of workers in Barceloneta Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.66%) and those who worked at home (4.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barceloneta Municipio, PR have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.16% of the workforce in Barceloneta Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Barceloneta Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barceloneta Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barceloneta Municipio, PR (9.42k out of 22.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barceloneta Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.8% of the population of Barceloneta Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 22.9% on employee plans, 43.9% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.572% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.3% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.24%
Uninsured
22.9%
Employer Coverage
43.9%
Medicaid
15.5%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
0.572%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barceloneta Municipio, PR grew by 0.742% from 5.21% to 5.24%.

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