San Juan, PR · standard
ZIP Code 00926
San Juan County, Puerto Rico — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 108,862
- 1,740/sq mi
- $40,606
- Median income
- $190,000
- Median home value
- 51.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
San Juan pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated and unusually populous area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 41th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1,740
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 00926 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 00926 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 62.6 square miles in San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico. The area is home to 108,862 residents, producing a population density of 1,740 people per square mile, and falls within the Puerto Rico time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 00926 against Puerto Rico and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 00926 sits at $40,606 (56% above the Puerto Rico average), while per-capita income is $28,668. The poverty rate stands at 27.1% and the unemployment rate at 9.4%. On housing, the median home value is $190,000 (37% above the state average) with median rent at $776 per month, and 69.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 00926 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 51.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.9, and the average commute is 27 minutes. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing San Juan County, so you can benchmark 00926 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 00926, San Juan, PR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
108,862
Population
62.6
Area (sq mi)
1,740
People / sq mi
Puerto Rico
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 00926?
45.9
Median Age
46.2%
Male
53.8%
Female
4.2%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$40,606
Median Household Income
+56% vs state
$28,668
Per Capita Income
27.1%
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Unemployment Rate
26.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 00926 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$40,606 6th percentile higher than 6% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
47,477
Total Housing Units
39,310
Occupied Units
8,167
Vacant Units
2.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$190,000
Median Home Value
+37% vs state
$776
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 00926 vs 00925 →
ZIP 00926 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 00926
San Juan (00926)
108,862 residents
- 00976
Trujillo Alto (00976)
65,136 residents
- 00969 42,219
Guaynabo (00969)
42,219 residents
- 00921 37,763
San Juan (00921)
37,763 residents
- 00971 30,986
Guaynabo (00971)
30,986 residents
- 00923 29,086
San Juan (00923)
29,086 residents
- 00917 21,053
San Juan (00917)
21,053 residents
- 00918 18,056
San Juan (00918)
18,056 residents
- 00927 14,936
San Juan (00927)
14,936 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 00926 ranks the most populous — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 00926 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 00969
Guaynabo (00969)
$61,101 median income
- 00926
San Juan (00926)
$40,606 median income
- 00976
Trujillo Alto (00976)
$39,901 median income
- 00918
San Juan (00918)
$39,287 median income
- 00927
San Juan (00927)
$38,728 median income
- 00971
Guaynabo (00971)
$29,526 median income
- 00921 $23,598
San Juan (00921)
$23,598 median income
- 00923 $20,349
San Juan (00923)
$20,349 median income
- 00917 $19,357
San Juan (00917)
$19,357 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 00926 ranks #2 of 9 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00925 | San Juan, PR | 8,696 | 3.7 mi |
| 00927 | San Juan, PR | 14,936 | 3.2 mi |
| 00976 | Trujillo Alto, PR | 65,136 | 4.0 mi |
| 00936 | San Juan, PR | 681 | 3.7 mi |
| 00923 | San Juan, PR | 29,086 | 4.5 mi |
| 00969 | Guaynabo, PR | 42,219 | 4.0 mi |
| 00917 | San Juan, PR | 21,053 | 5.2 mi |
| 00921 | San Juan, PR | 37,763 | 4.0 mi |
| 00918 | San Juan, PR | 18,056 | 5.3 mi |
| 00971 | Guaynabo, PR | 30,986 | 4.6 mi |
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