ZIP Code 00982

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Population: 13,839
Median household income: $26,550
Median home value: $139,400

Covering part of Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico, ZIP Code 00982 has about 13,839 residents. The median household income of $26,550 is below the Carolina Municipio median ($35,126).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 00982's population declined 3.5% from 14,346 to 13,839, while its median gross rent rose 16.9% from $604 to $706.

The median resident is 42.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 13.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,839
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $26,550
Median home value: $139,400
Median gross rent: $706
Housing units: 7,395
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 15.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,34613,839

Median household income

$24,895$26,550

Median home value

$136,800$139,400

Median gross rent

$604$706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,346	$24,895	$136,800	$604
2020	13,402	$25,360	$134,300	$580
2021	14,151	$25,569	$132,900	$592
2022	13,876	$24,244	$137,500	$659
2023	13,839	$26,550	$139,400	$706

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	630	4.6%
5 to 17	1,689	12.2%
18 to 24	1,504	10.9%
25 to 34	1,894	13.7%
35 to 44	1,522	11.0%
45 to 54	1,469	10.6%
55 to 64	1,823	13.2%
65 to 74	1,512	10.9%
75 and over	1,796	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26	0.2%
Black or African American	49	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.4%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,709	99.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,300	13.0%
High school graduate	2,919	29.1%
Some college or associate's	2,753	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,431	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	613	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,534	75.5%
Carpooled	523	11.2%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	100	2.1%
Bicycle	21	0.4%
Worked from home	455	9.7%
Other means	39	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	897	21.2%
15 to 29 min	1,610	38.1%
30 to 44 min	923	21.8%
45 to 59 min	468	11.1%
60+ min	327	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 41.3% (5,706 of 13,813)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,528	61.0%
Nonfamily households	2,258	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,786	78.2%
Vacant	1,609	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,591	62.1%
Renter-occupied	2,195	37.9%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached31.6%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,833	51.8%
1-unit, attached	2,338	31.6%
2 to 4 units	338	4.6%
5 to 19 units	642	8.7%
20 or more units	215	2.9%
Mobile home & other	29	0.4%

ZIP Code 00982

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