ZIP Code 00983

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico.

Population: 31,583
Median household income: $33,930
Median home value: $156,400

ZIP Code 00983 (Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico) is home to about 31,583 residents. The median household income of $33,930 is in line with the Carolina Municipio median ($35,126).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 00983's population declined 7.0% from 33,947 to 31,583, while its median gross rent rose 9.1% from $551 to $601.

53.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,583
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $33,930
Median home value: $156,400
Median gross rent: $601
Housing units: 16,240
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,94731,583

Median household income

$25,750$33,930

Median home value

$134,700$156,400

Median gross rent

$551$601

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,947	$25,750	$134,700	$551
2020	32,735	$26,385	$132,200	$551
2021	32,747	$28,472	$134,600	$596
2022	31,816	$30,595	$152,000	$620
2023	31,583	$33,930	$156,400	$601

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,249	4.0%
5 to 17	4,295	13.6%
18 to 24	2,697	8.5%
25 to 34	4,566	14.5%
35 to 44	3,577	11.3%
45 to 54	3,655	11.6%
55 to 64	3,889	12.3%
65 to 74	3,164	10.0%
75 and over	4,491	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	144	0.5%
Black or African American	56	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,362	99.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,400	10.3%
High school graduate	6,876	29.5%
Some college or associate's	6,722	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,667	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,677	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,658	81.4%
Carpooled	1,012	8.5%
Public transit	97	0.8%
Walked	132	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	914	7.7%
Other means	59	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,166	19.8%
15 to 29 min	3,923	35.8%
30 to 44 min	2,729	24.9%
45 to 59 min	766	7.0%
60+ min	1,374	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 31.2% (9,834 of 31,550)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,038	61.8%
Nonfamily households	4,968	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,006	80.1%
Vacant	3,234	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,561	65.8%
Renter-occupied	4,445	34.2%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached28.5%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,757	53.9%
1-unit, attached	4,621	28.5%
2 to 4 units	467	2.9%
5 to 19 units	659	4.1%
20 or more units	1,736	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 00983

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