Barceloneta, PR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,396
2024 Median Age
47.7
1.92% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
51.4%
5.82% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$20,475
8.37% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$107,100
3.69% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
917
12.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Barceloneta, 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, PR was $107,100, and the homeownership rate was 56.9%.

Most people in Barceloneta, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Barceloneta, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoBarceloneta Municipio, PRSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PRArecibo, Manatí & Barceloneta PUMA, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 2.58 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Barceloneta, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 786 Other (Hispanic) and 294 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barceloneta, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.03k ± 476
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    786 ± 371
  3. White (Hispanic)
    294 ± 207
97.6%
Hispanic Population
3.32k people

In 2024, there were 2.58 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Barceloneta, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 786 Other (Hispanic) and 294 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

97.6% of the people in Barceloneta, PR are hispanic (3.32k people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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. Vietnam
    51 ± 68
  2. Korea
    21 ± 39

Barceloneta, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Barceloneta, PR employs 917 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Barceloneta, PR were Manufacturing (194 people), Retail Trade (152 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (146 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($32,688), Accommodation & Food Services ($30,536), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($30,536).

Employment

Occupations

917
2024 Value
± 254
12.1%
1 Year growth
± 37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barceloneta, PR grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 818 employees to 917 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barceloneta, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (156 people), Production Occupations (133 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barceloneta, 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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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

917
2024 Value
± 254
12.1%
1 Year growth
± 37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barceloneta, PR grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 818 employees to 917 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barceloneta, PR, are Manufacturing (194 people), Retail Trade (152 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (146 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barceloneta, PR, though some of these residents may live in Barceloneta, 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

$21,762
Median earning men ± $3,271
$17,976
Median earning women ± $12,393

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($21,908), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,500), and Retail Trade ($18,295).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($28,068), Retail Trade ($18,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,071).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Barceloneta, PR was $107,100 in 2024, which is 0.322 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $111,200 to $107,100, a 3.69% decrease. The homeownership rate in Barceloneta, PR is 56.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Barceloneta, PR have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barceloneta, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,827
$850
Median Property Taxes
±$198

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, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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Rent vs Own

56.9%
Homeownership
2024
74.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.9% of the housing units in Barceloneta, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.2%.

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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.
$20,475
Median Household Income
± $2,887
1.5k
Number of Households
± 292

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Barceloneta, PR grew to $20,475 from the previous year's value of $18,893.

The following chart displays the households in Barceloneta, 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, 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 (89.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.05%)
  3. Carpooled (1.14%)

In 2024, 89.8% of workers in Barceloneta, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.05%) and those who carpooled to work (1.14%).

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

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barceloneta, PR have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.75% of the workforce in Barceloneta, 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, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barceloneta, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

51.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barceloneta, PR (1.74k out of 3.39k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barceloneta, 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

92% of the population of Barceloneta, PR has health coverage, with 12.5% on employee plans, 55.9% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 6.18% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.2% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.96%
Uninsured
12.5%
Employer Coverage
55.9%
Medicaid
15.9%
Medicare
6.18%
Non-Group
1.51%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barceloneta, PR grew by 27.3% from 6.25% to 7.96%.

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