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Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Economy Profile
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| Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | United States | |
| State | Puerto Rico | |
| City | Vega Baja | |
| Total population | 28,811 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 13,745 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 15,066 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 31.6 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 9,373 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 13,007 | 41,994 |
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Economy
11.76% Vega Baja, Puerto Rico households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.7.96% Vega Baja, Puerto Rico households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Vega Baja, Puerto Rico household is $13,007. Vega Baja, Puerto Rico households with supplemental security income account for 0.74% of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico households. There are 10.28% households with public assistance income in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
73.25% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Government workers account for 20.82% of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico are seventeen thousand, seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $16,309.
thirty-nine point four seven percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Among them 17.77% are females aged 16 and over. 17.83% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 6.27% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
| Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | %, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 21,236 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 8,381 | 39.47% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 8,367 | 39.4% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 6,455 | 30.4% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 1,912 | 9.0% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 22.9 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 14 | 0.07% | 0.53% |
| Not in labor force | 12,855 | 60.53% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 11,392 | 53.64% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 3,773 | 17.77% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 3,773 | 17.77% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 2,789 | 13.13% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 2,656 | 12.51% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 1,081 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 6,212 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 4,359 | 70.17% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 1,102 | 17.74% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 275 | 4.43% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 264 | 4.25% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 125 | 2.01% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 87 | 1.4% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 28.4 | 0.46% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 6,455 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 1,532 | 23.73% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 975 | 15.1% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 1,676 | 25.96% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 16 | 0.25% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 828 | 12.83% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 1,428 | 22.12% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 41 | 0.64% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 454 | 7.03% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 1,601 | 24.8% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 245 | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 739 | 11.45% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 184 | 2.85% | 5.2% |
| Information | 94 | 1.46% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 217 | 3.36% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 361 | 5.59% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 1,151 | 17.83% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 405 | 6.27% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 380 | 5.89% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 583 | 9.03% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 4,728 | 73.25% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 1,344 | 20.82% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 358 | 5.55% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 25 | 0.39% | 0.31% |
| Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | %, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 9,442 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 3,691 | 39.09% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,525 | 16.15% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,671 | 17.7% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,110 | 11.76% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 752 | 7.96% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 445 | 4.71% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 120 | 1.27% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 84 | 0.89% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19 | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 25 | 0.26% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 13,007 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 5,812 | 27.37% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 25,509 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 3,423 | 16.12% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 7,271 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 157 | 0.74% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 5,782 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 2,184 | 10.28% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,292 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 1,010 | 4.76% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 10,445 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 7,762 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,584 | 33.29% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,330 | 17.13% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,480 | 19.07% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,036 | 13.35% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 722 | 9.3% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 366 | 4.72% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 116 | 1.49% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 84 | 1.08% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19 | 0.24% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 25 | 0.32% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 14,851 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 6,879 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 17,789 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 16,309 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 3,708 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 2,286 | 61.65% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 906 | 24.43% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 1,432 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 982 | 68.58% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 329 | 22.97% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 14,407 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 9,493 | 65.89% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 1,436 | 9.97% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 4,893 | 33.96% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 3,615 | 25.09% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 1,294 | 8.98% | 31.63% |
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.