Coral Terrace is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 24,380 people, 7,744 households, and 6,171 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,110.0 people per square mile. There were 7,955 housing units at an average density of 2,319.9/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.06% White 1.15% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.84% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 82.10% of the population. There were 7,744 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couplesliving together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07, and the average family size was 3.30. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,523, and the median income for a family was $39,624. Males had a median income of $26,846 versus $23,190 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,291. About 8.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, 85.18% spoke Spanish as a first language, and 14.11% spoke English as their first language. As of 2000, Coral Terrace had the third highest percentage of Cuban residents in the U.S., with 61.87% of the populace. It had the 17th highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the U.S., at 2.27% of the population, and the ninety-seventh highest percentage of Colombian residents in the U.S., at 1.70% of its population.
