ZIP 00979 · Carolina
Who lives in ZIP code 00979 (Carolina, PR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carolina, PR · Carolina Municipio
uszips 2026
People14,776
Median age53.6
Household income$40,049
Home value$189,373
Median rent$955/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+52.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
- Wider region
- San Juan-Bayamón, PR
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Density
- 1,467 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,002
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.5% are 65 or older; 91.0% are adults.
Household income
16.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,419.
Education (adults 25+)
35.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
94.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.1%
- Never married
- 31.8%
- Divorced
- 22.3%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 40.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.4%
- Rent burden
- 35.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 38.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.