Fajardo

A small city in Puerto Rico, Fajardo is located in the east region of Puerto Rico, and east of Luquillo.  Fajardo is known for recreational boating in Puerto Rico.  Fajardo has the largest Marina in the Caribbean,  Puerto del Rey, and is a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the American and British Virgin Islands.  The town has a number of hotels and inns.

00738 is a suburban zip code in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Median household income here ($15,859) is significantly lower than US average ($56,604). The population is racially diverse, and mostly married couples. At $106,000 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Fajardo metro area, so this probably isn’t the place to look for housing bargains.

The average family income here is $25,357/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn’t that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 00738 is $18,745.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 00738 earn an average of $18,835/year. Women earn only $15,373/year.

9,539 people in 00738 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 00738? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 24.0 minutes.

The median age here is 38. There are 16,469 men and 18,453 women. The median age for men is 36 while for women the median age is 39.

To give you a sense of the community, 25,202 people (out of the 34,922 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 12,296 homes, and 842 businesses every day. people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

00738 Zip code is located in the Atlantic time zone at 18 degrees latitude and -66 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 44 feet above sea level.

Sources:

• http://www.puertoricoistheplace.com/2011/12/top-ten-places-to-live-in-puerto-rico.html
• http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/zip/00738#realestate