Median Household Income
$24,244
Median Home Value
$122,700
Median Gross Rent
$650/mo
Poverty Rate
41.1%
Unemployment Rate
11.0%
Homeownership Rate
74.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25.9%
Median Age
44.7
Population Over Time
Vega Baja Municipio shrank 6.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
57,915
2016
55,866
2018
53,371
2020
51,089
2022
54,182
2024
53,892
Business & Industry
Vega Baja Municipio has 457 business establishments employing 5,774 people.
Health care and social assistance
75
Accommodation and food services
59
Construction
31
Professional, scientific, and technical services
29
Other services (except public administration)
27
Wholesale trade
22
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
20
Real estate and rental and leasing
13
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.