Vega Alta Municipio, PR

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2024 Population
34,921
2024 Median Age
42.4
1.19% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
40.8%
1.14% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$25,538
1.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$140,700
4.61% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,980
3.19% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Vega Alta Municipio, 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 Vega Alta Municipio, PR was $140,700, and the homeownership rate was 69.5%.

Most people in Vega Alta Municipio, PR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Vega Alta Municipio, PR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPuerto RicoSan Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR

Population & Diversity

In 2024, there were 1.91 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (19.4k people) in Vega Alta Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.1k Other (Hispanic) and 3.34k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vega Alta Municipio, PR
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    19.4k ± 1.57k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    10.1k ± 1.41k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    3.34k ± 877
99.6%
Hispanic Population
34.8k people

In 2024, there were 1.91 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (19.4k people) in Vega Alta Municipio, PR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.1k Other (Hispanic) and 3.34k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

99.6% of the people in Vega Alta Municipio, PR are hispanic (34.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Vega Alta Municipio, PR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Puerto Rico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    50,106 ± 5,453 people
  2. Cuba
    9,621 ± 2,405 people
  3. Colombia
    4,277 ± 1,605 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Puerto Rico was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 50,106 Puerto Rico residents, followed by Cuba with 9,621 and Colombia with 4,277.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    186 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    182 ± 175
  3. Korea
    93 ± 91

Vega Alta Municipio, PR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Vega Alta Municipio, PR.

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Economy

The economy of Vega Alta Municipio, PR employs 12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vega Alta Municipio, PR were Retail Trade (1,665 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,421 people), and Manufacturing (1,247 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($47,625), Transportation & Warehousing ($42,824), and Finance & Insurance ($39,350).

Employment

Occupations

12k
2024 Value
± 1,032
3.19%
1 Year growth
± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vega Alta Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.19%, from 11.6k employees to 12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vega Alta Municipio, PR, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,645 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,548 people), and Management Occupations (923 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vega Alta Municipio, PR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Puerto Rico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12k
2024 Value
± 1,032
3.19%
1 Year growth
± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vega Alta Municipio, PR grew at a rate of 3.19%, from 11.6k employees to 12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vega Alta Municipio, PR, are Retail Trade (1,665 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,421 people), and Manufacturing (1,247 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vega Alta Municipio, PR, though some of these residents may live in Vega Alta Municipio, PR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$23,684
Median earning men ± $2,393
$22,400
Median earning women ± $2,503

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,029), Public Administration ($35,711), and Manufacturing ($34,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($67,264), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,951), and Public Administration ($32,250).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Vega Alta Municipio, PR was $140,700 in 2024, which is 0.423 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,500 to $140,700, a 4.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Vega Alta Municipio, PR is 69.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vega Alta Municipio, PR have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vega Alta Municipio, PR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$140,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,234
$9,736
Median Property Taxes
±$643

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 Vega Alta Municipio, PR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Vega Alta Municipio, PR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.5%
Homeownership
2024
69.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.5% of the housing units in Vega Alta Municipio, PR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$25,538
Median Household Income
± $2,380
14k
Number of Households
± 1,005

In 2024, the median household income of the 14k households in Vega Alta Municipio, PR grew to $25,538 from the previous year's value of $25,235.

The following chart displays the households in Vega Alta Municipio, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Vega Alta Municipio, PR is from Puerto Rico.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Puerto Rico

In 2023, the income inequality in Puerto Rico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.548% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Puerto Rico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Puerto Rico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.91%)
  3. Carpooled (4.86%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in Vega Alta Municipio, PR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.91%) and those who carpooled to work (4.86%).

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.

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Commute Time

31.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vega Alta Municipio, PR have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.23% of the workforce in Vega Alta Municipio, PR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Vega Alta Municipio, PR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vega Alta Municipio, PR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vega Alta Municipio, PR (14.2k out of 34.7k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vega Alta Municipio, PR is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Vega Alta Municipio, PR has health coverage, with 23.5% on employee plans, 49.2% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.11%
Uninsured
23.5%
Employer Coverage
49.2%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Vega Alta Municipio, PR declined by 4.17% from 4.28% to 4.11%.

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