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Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Economy Profile
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| Vega Alta, Puerto Rico | United States | |
| State | Puerto Rico | |
| City | Vega Alta | |
| Total population | 11,755 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 5,419 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 6,336 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 33.6 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 3,730 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 15,476 | 41,994 |
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Economy
12.66% Vega Alta, Puerto Rico households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.10.63% Vega Alta, Puerto Rico households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Vega Alta, Puerto Rico household is $15,476. Vega Alta, Puerto Rico households with supplemental security income account for 0.6% of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico households. There are 8.57% households with public assistance income in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.
70.96% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Government workers account for 23.68% of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico are $17,136. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $14,240.
thirty-eight point five eight percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Among them 17.03% are females aged 16 and over. 18.77% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 3.42% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.
| Vega Alta, Puerto Rico | %, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 9,057 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 3,494 | 38.58% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 3,482 | 38.45% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 2,834 | 31.29% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 648 | 7.15% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 18.6 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 12 | 0.13% | 0.53% |
| Not in labor force | 5,563 | 61.42% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 5,015 | 55.37% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 1,542 | 17.03% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 1,542 | 17.03% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 1,189 | 13.13% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 946 | 10.44% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 367 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 2,752 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 2,066 | 75.07% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 359 | 13.05% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 135 | 4.91% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 110 | 4.0% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 48 | 1.74% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 34 | 1.24% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 32.6 | 1.18% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 2,834 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 699 | 24.66% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 344 | 12.14% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 787 | 27.77% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 6 | 0.21% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 413 | 14.57% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 585 | 20.64% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 11 | 0.39% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 228 | 8.05% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 586 | 20.68% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 181 | 6.39% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 299 | 10.55% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 96 | 3.39% | 5.2% |
| Information | 90 | 3.18% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 94 | 3.32% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 118 | 4.16% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 532 | 18.77% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 97 | 3.42% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 180 | 6.35% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 322 | 11.36% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 2,011 | 70.96% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 671 | 23.68% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 134 | 4.73% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 18 | 0.64% | 0.31% |
| Vega Alta, Puerto Rico | %, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 3,736 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 1,252 | 33.51% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 576 | 15.42% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 683 | 18.28% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 473 | 12.66% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 397 | 10.63% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 211 | 5.65% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 70 | 1.87% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 43 | 1.15% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5 | 0.13% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 26 | 0.7% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 15,476 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 2,352 | 25.97% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 30,666 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 1,493 | 16.48% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 7,342 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 54 | 0.6% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 4,350 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 776 | 8.57% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,567 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 506 | 5.59% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 13,672 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 3,077 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 784 | 25.48% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 514 | 16.7% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 640 | 20.8% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 436 | 14.17% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 380 | 12.35% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 197 | 6.4% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 65 | 2.11% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 43 | 1.4% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5 | 0.16% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 13 | 0.42% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 18,081 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 8,348 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 17,136 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 14,240 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 1,220 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 834 | 68.36% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 340 | 27.87% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 524 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 420 | 80.15% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 158 | 30.15% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 5,084 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 3,282 | 64.56% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 584 | 11.49% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 1,780 | 35.01% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 1,334 | 26.24% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 569 | 11.19% | 31.63% |
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.