ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Puerto Rico

ZIP Code 00979: Carolina, PR

ZIP Code 00979 (Carolina, Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico) has an estimated 14,776 residents in 8,002 households. The median household income is $40,049, the median home value is $189,900 and the median gross rent is $955/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

14,776

Margin of error ±1,191

Median household income

$40,049

Margin of error ±$5,409

Median home value

$189,900

Margin of error ±$15,880

Median gross rent

$955/mo

Margin of error ±$107

Median age

53.6 yrs

Margin of error ±3.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

25.7 min

Margin of error ±5.1 min

How ZIP 00979 compares with Puerto Rico and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 0097953.6 yrsPuerto Rico44.8 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 00979$40,049Puerto Rico$26,297United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 00979$36,566Puerto Rico$17,981United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 0097921.6%Puerto Rico40.5%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 009798.7%Puerto Rico10.7%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 0097952.2%Puerto Rico29.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 00979$189,900Puerto Rico$131,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 00979$955/moPuerto Rico$578/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 0097966.4%Puerto Rico67.9%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 0097925.7 minPuerto Rico28.0 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 0097920.6%Puerto Rico6.1%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 00979

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 00979 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 00979	Margin of error	Puerto Rico	United States
Total population	14,776	±1,191	3,234,309	334,922,499
Median age	53.6 yrs	±3.8 yrs	44.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	8,002	±588	1,290,866	129,227,496
Median household income	$40,049	±$5,409	$26,297	$80,734
Per capita income	$36,566	±$4,984	$17,981	$44,673
Poverty rate	21.6%	±4.3 pts	40.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	±3.2 pts	10.7%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	±5.1 pts	29.8%	35.7%
Median home value	$189,900	±$15,880	$131,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$955/mo	±$107	$578/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	66.4%	±4.0 pts	67.9%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	25.7 min	±5.1 min	28.0 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	20.6%	±4.9 pts	6.1%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 00979
Group	ZIP 00979	Puerto Rico	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.6%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.1%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	94.6%	99.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 00979 is

State: Puerto Rico
Main county: Carolina Municipio
Largest overlapping place: Carolina (100% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 3.89 sq mi· about 3,798 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Carolina Municipio

00982 Carolina, PR 00983 Carolina, PR 00985 Carolina, PR 00987 Carolina, PR

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.