Census Tract 5505

Tract Snapshot: Census Tract 5505, Vega Alta Municipio County, PR

Census Tract 5505 is located in Vega Alta Municipio County, Puerto Rico, inside the municipal boundary of Vega Alta zona urbana, and contains a population of approximately 4,631 residents per Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. Median household income here is $24,135 — a figure the Census Bureau classifies as "Low Income Area" when compared with the 2023 national median near $77,000. Median gross rent sits at $807 per month, a useful benchmark for renters comparing local housing costs against nearby neighborhoods. Typical owner-occupied homes are valued around $137,900. The tract's poverty rate is 36.9%, measured as the share of residents with income below the federal poverty threshold.

Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county designed by the U.S. Census Bureau to contain roughly 1,200 to 8,000 residents, with boundaries held stable across decades so researchers can track neighborhoods over time. Tract-level figures from the American Community Survey are five-year rolling averages rather than snapshots — that smoothing reduces year-to-year noise in small areas but also means the numbers you see here describe the period ending in the reference year rather than a single moment. For context, we link back to the parent city and state pages where you can compare this tract against its neighbors.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year 2023 · GEOID: 72143550500 · Note: ACS margins of error widen at tract level