ZIP Code 00979

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Population: 15,597
Median household income: $35,521
Median home value: $189,100

Covering part of Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico, ZIP Code 00979 has about 15,597 residents. At $35,521, its median household income sits in line with Carolina Municipio's $35,126.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 00979's population declined 3.3% from 16,130 to 15,597, while its median gross rent rose 13.8% from $870 to $990.

The median gross rent is $990. 49.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,597
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $35,521
Median home value: $189,100
Median gross rent: $990
Housing units: 12,140
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,13015,597

Median household income

$34,701$35,521

Median home value

$170,600$189,100

Median gross rent

$870$990

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,130	$34,701	$170,600	$870
2020	17,022	$33,087	$167,500	$917
2021	17,313	$33,503	$162,800	$950
2022	16,890	$34,705	$187,000	$976
2023	15,597	$35,521	$189,100	$990

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	198	1.3%
5 to 17	1,227	7.9%
18 to 24	1,336	8.6%
25 to 34	1,688	10.8%
35 to 44	1,699	10.9%
45 to 54	1,898	12.2%
55 to 64	2,668	17.1%
65 to 74	2,627	16.8%
75 and over	2,256	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	457	2.9%
Black or African American	46	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	95	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	118	0.8%
Two or more races	22	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,859	95.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,179	9.2%
High school graduate	1,910	14.9%
Some college or associate's	3,365	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,857	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,525	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.8%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,718	70.6%
Carpooled	581	8.7%
Public transit	121	1.8%
Walked	174	2.6%
Bicycle	13	0.2%
Worked from home	905	13.5%
Other means	172	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	881	15.2%
15 to 29 min	2,723	47.1%
30 to 44 min	1,532	26.5%
45 to 59 min	203	3.5%
60+ min	440	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 23.1% (3,602 of 15,597)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,865	47.1%
Nonfamily households	4,336	52.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,201	67.6%
Vacant	3,939	32.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,328	65.0%
Renter-occupied	2,873	35.0%

1-unit, detached19.3%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units61.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,345	19.3%
1-unit, attached	1,131	9.3%
2 to 4 units	277	2.3%
5 to 19 units	847	7.0%
20 or more units	7,514	61.9%
Mobile home & other	26	0.2%

ZIP Code 00979

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