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Carolina, PR

136,303 Population
20.7 square miles 6,580.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.1 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 45.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Puerto Rico: 45.4 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,775 ±$1,945 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $21,140 ±$581
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Puerto Rico: $18,766 ±$378
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$36,963 ±$5,018 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $30,640 ±$887
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Puerto Rico: $27,213 ±$751
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

25.8% ±3.5% (35,001  ±4,874) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 33.6% 679,576 (±1.1% / ±21,385)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Puerto Rico: 37.3% 1,184,965 (±1% / ±30,230)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.9 minutes ±1 (1,468,895  ±70,758) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 29.4 20,735,956 (±0.2 / ±204,210)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Puerto Rico: 28 29,404,204 (±0.2 / ±261,029)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

56,857 ±2,432 Number of households
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 799,804 ±8,794
  • Puerto Rico: 1,242,609 ±10,856
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (135,912  ±3,032) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.5 2,014,917 (±0 / ±5,831)
  • a little less than the figure in Puerto Rico: 2.6 3,164,676
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.3% ±1.3% (432  ±427) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.7% † 12,893 (±0.6% / ±2,744)
  • about half the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.7% † 19,803 (±0.4% / ±3,206)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

72,721 ±1,750 Number of housing units
  • the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 1,021,466 ±6,167
  • Puerto Rico: 1,616,963 ±7,687
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$161,600 ±$3,602 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: $152,300 ±$1,682
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Puerto Rico: $142,100 ±$1,869
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

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Social

91% ±5.3% (95,963  ±5,914.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 84.3% 1,307,048 (±1.4% / ±22,462.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 81.9% 1,988,848 (±1.1% / ±26,943.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.3% ±3.5% (40,390  ±3,764.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 33% 511,196 (±0.9% / ±13,764.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Puerto Rico: 29.7% 721,127 (±0.7% / ±16,025.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

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2.6% ±1% (3,018  ±1,125) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: 2.3% 39,396 (±0.2% / ±3,335)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Puerto Rico: 2.3% 62,064 (±0.2% / ±4,271)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,018 Total veterans ±1,125 2,346 Male ±798 672 Female ±811

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