Vega Alta

Population: 8,681
Median household income: $23,682
Median home value: $125,400

Vega Alta is a community in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico, home to 8,681 residents. Its median household income of $23,682 runs below the Vega Alta Municipio figure of $25,235.

From 2019 to 2023, Vega Alta's population declined 11.3% from 9,788 to 8,681, while its median home value rose 9.3% from $114,700 to $125,400.

67.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,681
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $23,682
Median home value: $125,400
Median gross rent: $657
Housing units: 4,255
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 20.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7888,681

Median household income

$19,442$23,682

Median home value

$114,700$125,400

Median gross rent

$549$657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,788	$19,442	$114,700	$549
2020	9,695	$20,844	$117,300	$585
2021	9,457	$20,539	$118,400	$593
2022	9,179	$24,231	$122,100	$624
2023	8,681	$23,682	$125,400	$657

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	230	2.6%
5 to 17	916	10.6%
18 to 24	744	8.6%
25 to 34	1,215	14.0%
35 to 44	1,112	12.8%
45 to 54	912	10.5%
55 to 64	1,413	16.3%
65 to 74	1,032	11.9%
75 and over	1,107	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25	0.3%
Black or African American	18	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.4%
Two or more races	13	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,588	98.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,368	20.1%
High school graduate	1,709	25.2%
Some college or associate's	1,921	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,422	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	371	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,205	78.6%
Carpooled	248	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	190	6.8%
Bicycle	37	1.3%
Worked from home	116	4.1%
Other means	8	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	583	21.7%
15 to 29 min	706	26.3%
30 to 44 min	769	28.6%
45 to 59 min	358	13.3%
60+ min	272	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 40.9% (3,480 of 8,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,512	70.5%
Nonfamily households	1,052	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,564	83.8%
Vacant	691	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,170	60.9%
Renter-occupied	1,394	39.1%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached15.3%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,880	67.7%
1-unit, attached	649	15.3%
2 to 4 units	212	5.0%
5 to 19 units	440	10.3%
20 or more units	64	1.5%
Mobile home & other	10	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7285197
Type (LSAD): 62
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 18.4152, -66.3212