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Puerto Rico (PR)San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas787939

Vega Alta Municipio, PR

San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro * 32.8K residents

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32.8K

Population

$25.5K

Median income

per household

$140.7K

Home value

40.8%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $25.5K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $140.7K.
  • Poverty rate: 40.8% (high poverty; top 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$25.5K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$140.7K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

40.8%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

53.8%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

29.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

31.3%

Above 30% threshold (cost-burdened)

Home-Value-to-Income

5.5×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
73.8%
$50–100k
17.2%
$100–200k
7.9%
$200k+
1.2%
See San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro economy →See PR state economy →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

98.1%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

74.6%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

99.1%

U.S.

77.4%

See San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro connectivity →See PR state connectivity →

Map

Vega Alta Municipio, PR

Population

32.8K

Area

27.7 sq mi

Density

1.2K/sq mi

Neighbors

Corozal Municipio, PRDorado Municipio, PRMorovis Municipio, PRToa Alta Municipio, PRVega Baja Municipio, PR

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-03-31

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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