Vega Baja Municipio, PR Population

Overview

54,544

Total Population

43.1

Median age

52.23%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

55.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

53,313

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Vega Baja Municipio's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Vega Baja Municipio is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vega Baja Municipio's population under 18 was 18.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vega Baja Municipio's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vega Baja Municipio, 14.51% were under the age of 15, 19.72% aged 15 to 29, 44.75% aged 30 to 64, 18.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,430 more females than males in Vega Baja Municipio:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.23% females and 47.77% males in Vega Baja Municipio, PR.
The Vega Baja Municipio, PR gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,893.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,062.

Vega Baja Municipio's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Vega Baja Municipio population: 56.27% are White, 4.42% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 15.86% are some other race and 23.35% are multiracial.
Vega Baja Municipio's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 53,313 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,231 (2.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vega Baja Municipio is White with a population of 30,69 (56.27% of the total population).

Vega Baja Municipio's stop-gap:

The peak population was stop-gap in the year stop-gap
From 2000 to 2010, Vega Baja Municipio's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), as compared to the national growth of stop-gap.
From 2010 to 2020, Vega Baja Municipio's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the stop-gap was stop-gap.
Between the year stop-gap and stop-gap, Vega Baja Municipio's population was lowest in year stop-gap at stop-gap.