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Carbondale, IL Micro Area

53,064 Population
583.6 square miles 90.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,227 ±$1,423 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,763 ±$3,394 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21% ±1.9% (10,305  ±941) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.3 minutes ±1.1 (394,325  ±27,313) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

22,955 ±550 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (48,943  ±43) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.3% ±2.1% (868  ±287) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

27,727 ±47 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$137,300 ±$9,859 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

21.2% ±1.8% (11,116  ±926.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±3.2% (29,348  ±1,032.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
36.3% ±1.8% (11,475  ±555.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.7% (3,012  ±340) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±0.6% (2,159  ±247) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,159 Total veterans ±247 1,998 Male ±229 161 Female ±88

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