ZIP 00985 · Carolina
Who lives in ZIP code 00985 (Carolina, PR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carolina, PR · Carolina Municipio
uszips 2026
People30,497
Median age48.9
Household income$33,863
Home value$147,352
Median rent$601/mo
Poverty28.3%
College degree+29.1%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
- Wider region
- San Juan-Bayamón, PR
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Density
- 1,275 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,877
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.3% are 65 or older; 86.7% are adults.
Household income
6.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $19,283.
Education (adults 25+)
34.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
98.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.2%
- Never married
- 39.6%
- Divorced
- 20.7%
- Widowed
- 9.5%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 30.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.0%
- Rent burden
- 37.7%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.0%
- Unemployment
- 12.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 23.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 67.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.