Vayas, PR
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Vayas, 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 Vayas, PR was $99,500, and the homeownership rate was 59.5%.
In 2024, there were 1.41 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (249 people) in Vayas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 177 White (Hispanic) and 36 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2024, there were 1.41 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (249 people) in Vayas, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 177 White (Hispanic) and 36 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in Vayas, PR are hispanic (497 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Vayas, PR as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 49,766 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,846 and Colombia with 4,201.
The economy of Vayas, PR employs 109 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vayas, PR were Accommodation & Food Services (46 people), Construction (28 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (24 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,750).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vayas, PR grew at a rate of 45.3%, from 75 employees to 109 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vayas, PR, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (35 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (28 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (24 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vayas, PR.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Puerto Rico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vayas, PR grew at a rate of 45.3%, from 75 employees to 109 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vayas, PR, are Accommodation & Food Services (46 people), Construction (28 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (24 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vayas, PR, though some of these residents may live in Vayas, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The median property value in Vayas, PR was $99,500 in 2024, which is 0.299 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,500 to $99,500, a 4.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Vayas, PR is 59.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.
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 Vayas, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Vayas, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 252 households in Vayas, PR grew to $8,400 from the previous year's value of $7,337.
The following chart displays the households in Vayas, 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.
In 2024, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Puerto Rico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 67.9% of workers in Vayas, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (22%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).
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.
The following chart displays the households in Vayas, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vayas, PR have 2 cars.
78.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vayas, PR (391 out of 497 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 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vayas, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.
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.
93.6% of the population of Vayas, PR has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 62.4% on Medicaid, 4.43% on Medicare, 26.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 7.85% under 18 years, 26% between 18 and 34 years, 24.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 41.4% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Vayas, PR grew by NaNy% from 0% to 6.44%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Vayas, PR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
