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Carolina, PR

138,375 Population
20.7 square miles 6,681 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 44.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 45 ±0.2

Economics

$21,620 ±$1,765 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $20,020 ±$646
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Puerto Rico: $17,976 ±$435
$36,427 ±$4,217 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $27,981 ±$978
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Puerto Rico: $25,621 ±$602

24.3% ±4% (33,516  ±5,616) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 36.5% 738,796 (±1.2% / ±25,081)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 39.6% 1,257,607 (±0.8% / ±26,856)

29.3 minutes ±1 (1,425,785  ±66,582) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 29.7 20,541,036 (±0.2 / ±218,023)
  • a little higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 28.2 28,909,430 (±0.1 / ±224,841)

Families

58,026 ±2,339 Number of households
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 827,522 ±7,878
  • Puerto Rico: 1,277,486 ±11,386
2.4 ±0.1 (138,096  ±2,513) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.4 2,016,749 (±0 / ±5,457)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.5 3,168,018

1.2% ±1.2% (398  ±407) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 3.3% † 15,938 (±0.6% / ±2,885)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Puerto Rico: 3% † 22,016 (±0.4% / ±3,206)

Housing

73,828 ±1,721 Number of housing units
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 1,020,539 ±6,166
  • Puerto Rico: 1,613,134 ±8,779

$157,100 ±$7,213 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $145,000 ±$2,178
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Puerto Rico: $131,500 ±$1,738

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Social

89.6% ±5.1% (93,876  ±5,572) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 83.7% 1,287,330 (±1.4% / ±21,022.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 82% 1,974,306 (±1% / ±24,499.4)
37.1% ±3.2% (38,835  ±3,412.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 33.1% 508,761 (±0.9% / ±13,461.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 30.8% 741,119 (±0.7% / ±15,886.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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3.1% ±0.7% (3,611  ±864) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.2% 38,436 (±0.2% / ±3,159)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.2% 58,220 (±0.2% / ±4,291)
3,611 Total veterans ±864 3,458 Male ±863 153 Female ±188

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