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Carbondale, IL Urban Area

31,028 Population
21.7 square miles 1,432.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.6 ±0.7 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,501 ±$1,465 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$36,735 ±$3,112 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30% ±3.2% (8,151  ±872) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.2 minutes ±1.7 (201,735  ±23,836) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,125 ±519 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.1 (27,070  ±513) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±1.8% (348  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,498 ±323 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$112,400 ±$9,750 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

30.6% ±2.8% (9,411  ±878.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.6% ±4.2% (15,603  ±848.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.3% ±2.7% (6,725  ±490.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

7.7% ±1.1% (2,383  ±355) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3% ±0.6% (786  ±168) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
786 Total veterans ±168 685 Male ±147 101 Female ±77

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