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Carbondale, IL Micro Area

52,706 Population
583.6 square miles 90.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6465%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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72%White14%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander1%Other4%Two+5%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$30,227 ±$1,599 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$45,572 ±$3,777 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

21.8% ±2.1% (10,753  ±1,021) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty23%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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20.2 minutes ±1 (402,620  ±24,891) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

23,088 ±418 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0 (49,093  ±42) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples47%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married38%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale50%Female41%
Now marriedMale37%Female39%
DivorcedMale9%†Female13%†
WidowedMale3%†Female7%†
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5.9% ±1.9% (806  ±256) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-1910%†20-247%†25-2913%†30-352%†35-392%†40-443%†45-50
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Housing

27,750 ±49 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied83%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied51%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit54%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$125,000 ±$7,819 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

21.4% ±1.8% (11,130  ±937.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.1% ±3.3% (29,283  ±1,074.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
35.1% ±1.9% (11,148  ±590.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%†No degree23%High school34%Some college18%Bachelor's17%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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5.8% (3,028  ±304) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.7% ±0.8% (2,412  ±323) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

65†WWII104†Korea860†Vietnam607†Gulf (1990s)532†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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2,412 Total veterans ±323 2,192 Male ±290 220 Female ±113

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Carbondale, IL Micro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US16060-carbondale-il-micro-area/>