Ceiba vs Vega Alta

A side-by-side comparison of Ceiba and Vega Alta: population, income, housing, and more.

Ceiba and Vega Alta are places in Puerto Rico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vega Alta has the higher population (8,681 vs 2,787 in Ceiba). Ceiba has the higher median household income ($24,240 vs $23,682 in Vega Alta). Vega Alta has the higher median home value ($125,400 vs $115,600 in Ceiba).

Population, income & housing

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
Population	2,787	8,681
Median age	49.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$24,240	$23,682
Median home value	$115,600	$125,400
Median gross rent	$601	$657
Housing units	1,316	4,255
Homeownership rate	69.7%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	21.9%	20.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
Population	2,406 → 2,787 (+15.8%)	9,788 → 8,681 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$16,589 → $24,240 (+46.1%)	$19,442 → $23,682 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $115,600 (+38.1%)	$114,700 → $125,400 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $601 (+29.8%)	$549 → $657 (+19.7%)

Ceiba

Population

2,4062,787

Median household income

$16,589$24,240

Median home value

$83,700$115,600

Median gross rent

$463$601

Vega Alta

Population

9,7888,681

Median household income

$19,442$23,682

Median home value

$114,700$125,400

Median gross rent

$549$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
Under 5	2.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	16.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	18.0%	11.9%
75 and over	10.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	98.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
No high school diploma	25.4%	20.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
Drove alone	77.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	11.1%	4.1%
Other means	11.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
1-unit, detached	77.0%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	15.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Ceiba	Vega Alta
Poverty rate	46.6%	40.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1975	1980