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Vega Baja, PR

22,730 Population
6.1 square miles 3,729 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 44 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 44.2 ±0.2

Economics

$13,708 ±$1,039 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $18,818 ±$196
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $16,794 ±$142
$22,455 ±$1,797 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $27,966 ±$312
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $25,096 ±$232

43.4% ±4.1% (9,827  ±1,124) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 37.9% 776,792 (±0.5% / ±9,593)
  • a little higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 41.6% 1,340,637 (±0.4% / ±11,638)

29.6 minutes ±2.4 (207,450  ±27,717) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 29.7 20,541,036 (±0.2 / ±218,023)
  • a little higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 28.2 28,909,430 (±0.1 / ±224,841)

Families

9,065 ±568 Number of households
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 796,610 ±4,266
  • Puerto Rico: 1,239,243 ±5,156
2.5 ±0 (22,625  ±1,427) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.6 2,041,814 (±0 / ±1,204)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.6 3,217,696

1.8% ±1.2% (92  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.9% 13,863 (±0.2% / ±1,046)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.8% 21,275 (±0.2% / ±1,342)

Housing

11,250 ±536 Number of housing units
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 989,904 ±3,662
  • Puerto Rico: 1,575,105 ±4,606

$115,400 ±$3,238 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $138,700 ±$781
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $124,600 ±$462

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Social

75.2% ±2.8% (12,612  ±907.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 82.5% 1,263,860 (±0.6% / ±8,926.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Puerto Rico: 80.4% 1,939,602 (±0.5% / ±10,834.4)
22.2% ±2.7% (3,719  ±507.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 31.3% 480,168 (±0.4% / ±5,606.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.1% 702,653 (±0.3% / ±6,800)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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2% ±0.8% (376  ±141) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.6% 44,061 (±0.1% / ±1,453)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.5% 66,253 (±0.1% / ±1,830)
376 Total veterans ±141 376 Male ±141 N/A Female ±28

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