Carolina, PR
Census ZIP code profile for Carolina, PR - 5 ZIPs, total population 172,906. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CAROLINA-PR · Carolina, PR 5 ZIPs · 172,906 pop · #24363/25278 · Carolina Municipio
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-MID · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $36,323
- RANK-BOTTOM #24363/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-MID 5 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 66% owners
- POP-MID 172,906
- SPREAD-MOD 00982→00987
- HOME-LOW $160,060
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carolina, PR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 4th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 172,906
- city population (Census)
- 5
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $36,323
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower household-income footing ($36,323 average) with poverty near 28.6% and unemployment 10.9% across 5 ZIPs. Start from the most populated ZIP rather than treating the city mean as a uniform cost of living.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Carolina differ
The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 21.6% in ZIP 00979 and 37.2% in 00982. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 15.6 points
00982 to 00987
00982 to 00979
00979 to 00982
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Carolina population is a blend, not a flagship ZIP
Across 5 delivery areas, the densest code 00987 still covers only about 37% of Carolina's 172,906 residents. The city average is a blend, pick two ZIPs with different incomes before using one number.
Census ZBP business roll-up
No ZBP establishments filed for Carolina's ZIPs
Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Carolina. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.
ZIP Codes in Carolina, PR
These ZIP codes sit in Carolina Municipio, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 5 of them fall in Carolina. See the Carolina Municipio roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 00987 vs 00983 →
Carolina roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carolina, .