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Puerto Rico (PR)San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas787939

Vega Baja Municipio, PR

San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro * 55.5K residents

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55.5K

Population

$24.2K

Median income

per household

$122.7K

Home value

41.1%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $24.2K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $122.7K (bottom quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 41.1% (high poverty; top 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$24.2K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$122.7K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

41.1%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

49.4%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

31.1%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

32.2%

Above 30% threshold (cost-burdened)

Home-Value-to-Income

5.1×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
76.2%
$50–100k
18.7%
$100–200k
3.7%
$200k+
1.4%
See San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro economy →See PR state economy →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

96.2%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

51.2%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

98.8%

U.S.

77.4%

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

Map

Vega Baja Municipio, PR

Population

55.5K

Area

45.8 sq mi

Density

1.2K/sq mi

Neighbors

Manatí Municipio, PRMorovis Municipio, PRVega Alta 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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