Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

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Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (59th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States	Rank
Total Population	53,892	3,234,309	334,922,499	963rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$24,244	$26,297	$80,734	3180th of 3,221
Median Age	44.7	44.8	38.9	808th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.9%	29.8%	35.7%	1131st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,700	$131,500	$332,700	2615th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$650	$578	$1,413	2937th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	41.1%	40.5%	12.5%	59th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.0%	10.7%	5.2%	92nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,175.4	944.5	n/a	152nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	2.7%	14.1%	2913th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	74.8%	67.9%	65.2%	1566th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	28.0	26.4	553rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	6.1%	15.1%	3083rd of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	31.5%	34.6%	46.9%	3154th of 3,222

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Race and ethnicity in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99.2%	99.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	1.5	2.1	61.4

Age in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Median Age	44.7	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	16.2%	16.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	11.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.2%	23.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Households	21,587	1,290,866	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	63.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	24.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	31.6%	28.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	42.0%	41.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Per Capita Income	$16,650	$17,981	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	51.1%	48.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.6%	12.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	3.1%	4.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	1.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	41.1%	40.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	71.1%	69.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	48.0%	47.4%	n/a

Housing in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Housing Units	27,010	1,634,357	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.1%	68.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	13.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.1%	21.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.2%	32.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	30.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$387	$646	n/a

Education in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Less than High School	21.1%	18.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.7%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	21.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	8.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.6%	46.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	89.4%	82.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.7%	21.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.5%	11.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.5%	13.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico

Statistic	Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	United States
Born in State of Residence	0.0%	0.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	3.5%	4.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	96.5%	95.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	19.2%	20.6%	16.7%

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