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Census Tract 5503, Vega Alta, PR

4,743 Population
9.8 square miles 483.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±6.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Vega Alta: 46.8 † ±4.9
  • about the same as the figure in Vega Alta Municipio: 42.4 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 44.8 ±0.2

Economics

$11,900 ±$2,282 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Vega Alta: $15,536 † ±$1,749
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Vega Alta Municipio: $18,289 † ±$2,498
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Puerto Rico: $17,981 ±$179
$22,349 ±$5,105 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Vega Alta: $25,197 † ±$3,823
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Vega Alta Municipio: $25,538 ±$2,380
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Puerto Rico: $26,297 ±$261

44.4% ±9.8% (2,102  ±576) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Vega Alta: 40.1% † 3,320 (±6.5% / ±653)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Vega Alta Municipio: 40.8% † 14,175 (±4.2% / ±1,461)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 40.5% 1,299,426 (±0.4% / ±12,068)

29.4 minutes ±2.2 (41,240  ±11,961) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Vega Alta: 30.3 76,395 (±2.9 / ±16,826)
  • a little less than the figure in Vega Alta Municipio: 31.2 342,980 (±1.3 / ±29,728)
  • a little higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 28 29,404,204 (±0.2 / ±261,029)

Families

1,744 ±224 Number of households
  • Vega Alta: 3,809 ±351
  • Vega Alta Municipio: 14,015 ±469
  • Puerto Rico: 1,290,866 ±4,630
2.7 ±0.3 (4,734  ±765) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Vega Alta: 2.2 8,274 (±0.1 / ±933)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Vega Alta Municipio: 2.5 34,695 (±0.1 / ±29)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.5 3,197,034

11.8% ±11.2% (109  ±109) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Vega Alta: 1% † 19 (±1.7% / ±31)
  • more than double the rate in Vega Alta Municipio: 4.1% † 344 (±2.4% / ±200)
  • more than double the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.9% 21,908 (±0.2% / ±1,392)

Housing

1,992 ±232 Number of housing units
  • Vega Alta: 4,492 ±376
  • Vega Alta Municipio: 17,058 ±434
  • Puerto Rico: 1,634,357 ±4,364

$135,300 ±$13,540 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Vega Alta: $123,900 ±$7,237
  • a little less than the amount in Vega Alta Municipio: $140,700 ±$8,234
  • a little higher than the amount in Puerto Rico: $131,500 ±$959

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Social

77.7% ±5.4% (2,548  ±424.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Vega Alta: 81.9% † 5,511 (±13% / ±597.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Vega Alta Municipio: 80.7% 20,562
  • a little less than the rate in Puerto Rico: 81.2% 1,965,301 (±0.5% / ±11,189.7)
18.2% ±5.5% (598  ±202.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vega Alta: 26.3% † 1,773 (±4.1% / ±343.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vega Alta Municipio: 25.7% 6,559
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.8% 721,619 (±0.3% / ±6,901.7)

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

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1.4% ±1.4% (53  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Vega Alta: 2.3% † 168 (±1.3% / ±95)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Vega Alta Municipio: 2.1% † 616 (±0.8% / ±232)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.4% 64,118 (±0.1% / ±1,785)
53 Total veterans ±53 53 Male ±53 N/A Female ±15

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