ZIP 00987 · Carolina
Who lives in ZIP code 00987 (Carolina, PR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carolina, PR · Carolina Municipio
uszips 2026
People55,747
Median age42.6
Household income$43,159
Home value$155,823
Median rent$775/mo
Poverty24.6%
College degree+39.8%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
- Wider region
- San Juan-Bayamón, PR
- Time zone
- Atlantic
- Density
- 830 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,170
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 83.4% are adults.
Household income
13.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,454.
Education (adults 25+)
31.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
98.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.6%
- Never married
- 40.6%
- Divorced
- 17.2%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 38.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.8%
- Rent burden
- 32.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 9.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.2%
- Limited English
- 60.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.