Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 153,226
Median household income: $35,126
Median home value: $152,300

Home to 153,226 residents, Carolina Municipio is one of Puerto Rico's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $35,126, its median household income sits above Puerto Rico's $25,096.

From 2019 to 2023, Carolina Municipio's population held roughly steady from 153,779 to 153,226, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $29,059 to $35,126.

The median resident is 44.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 13.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 153,226
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $35,126
Median home value: $152,300
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 77,274
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

153,779153,226

Median household income

$29,059$35,126

Median home value

$139,900$152,300

Median gross rent

$622$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	153,779	$29,059	$139,900	$622
2020	150,378	$29,398	$137,200	$626
2021	155,886	$30,678	$135,700	$660
2022	154,126	$32,888	$149,000	$694
2023	153,226	$35,126	$152,300	$678

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,918	3.2%
5 to 17	19,601	12.8%
18 to 24	13,935	9.1%
25 to 34	20,566	13.4%
35 to 44	17,842	11.6%
45 to 54	19,850	13.0%
55 to 64	19,507	12.7%
65 to 74	17,330	11.3%
75 and over	19,677	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,206	0.8%
Black or African American	217	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	213	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	220	0.1%
Two or more races	153	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	151,217	98.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,633	11.9%
High school graduate	30,663	26.7%
Some college or associate's	30,568	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	29,410	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,498	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,769	80.4%
Carpooled	4,585	7.9%
Public transit	526	0.9%
Walked	750	1.3%
Bicycle	62	0.1%
Worked from home	4,997	8.6%
Other means	471	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,093	17.1%
15 to 29 min	18,926	35.6%
30 to 44 min	13,117	24.7%
45 to 59 min	4,917	9.2%
60+ min	7,110	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 29.3% (44,711 of 152,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,372	63.1%
Nonfamily households	23,056	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	62,428	80.8%
Vacant	14,846	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,320	69.4%
Renter-occupied	19,108	30.6%

1-unit, detached49.0%

1-unit, attached21.1%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,853	49.0%
1-unit, attached	16,340	21.1%
2 to 4 units	1,969	2.5%
5 to 19 units	7,819	10.1%
20 or more units	13,170	17.0%
Mobile home & other	123	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 72031
State: Puerto Rico
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 18.3968, -65.9688

Cities & places

Carolina