Monserrate

Population: 2,166
Median household income: $17,868
Median home value: $107,500

Monserrate, a community in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico, has 2,166 residents. At $17,868, its median household income sits below Vega Baja Municipio's $23,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monserrate's population declined 1.2% from 2,193 to 2,166, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $86,600 to $107,500.

14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,166
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $17,868
Median home value: $107,500
Median gross rent: $557
Housing units: 1,048
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1932,166

Median household income

$14,835$17,868

Median home value

$86,600$107,500

Median gross rent

$552$557

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,193	$14,835	$86,600	$552
2020	2,153	$14,413	$80,900	$477
2021	2,509	$15,422	$100,400	$494
2022	2,266	$16,690	$95,700	$519
2023	2,166	$17,868	$107,500	$557

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	8.7%
5 to 17	276	12.7%
18 to 24	246	11.4%
25 to 34	233	10.8%
35 to 44	222	10.2%
45 to 54	195	9.0%
55 to 64	247	11.4%
65 to 74	329	15.2%
75 and over	230	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17	0.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	2.2%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,101	97.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	214	14.7%
High school graduate	586	40.2%
Some college or associate's	445	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	178	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	519	88.3%
Carpooled	28	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	18.3%
15 to 29 min	215	38.5%
30 to 44 min	241	43.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 49.0% (1,061 of 2,166)

	Count	Share
Family households	645	74.1%
Nonfamily households	225	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	870	83.0%
Vacant	178	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	550	63.2%
Renter-occupied	320	36.8%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	930	88.7%
1-unit, attached	118	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 7253979
Type (LSAD): 55
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 18.4371, -66.3566