Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (60th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,921	3,234,309	334,922,499	1343rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$25,538	$26,297	$80,734	3167th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	44.8	38.9	1389th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.7%	29.8%	35.7%	1155th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$140,700	$131,500	$332,700	2384th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$667	$578	$1,413	2881st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	40.8%	40.5%	12.5%	60th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	15.5%	10.7%	5.2%	27th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,259.3	944.5	n/a	141st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	2.7%	14.1%	2047th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	69.5%	67.9%	65.2%	2349th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.2	28.0	26.4	389th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	6.1%	15.1%	1839th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	39.2%	34.6%	46.9%	2903rd of 3,222

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Race and ethnicity in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99.6%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.6%
Diversity Index	0.8	2.1	61.4

Age in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	42.4	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	17.6%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	14,015	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.7%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.5%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.6%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.3%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$18,289	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	48.9%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.1%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.4%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	40.8%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	67.9%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	49.7%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	17,058	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.9%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.4%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.8%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.5%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	39.2%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$877	$646	n/a

Education in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	19.3%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.4%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.7%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	12.3%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.6%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.2%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	2.9%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	96.9%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	24.5%	20.6%	16.7%

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