Carbondale.
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9 tracts·14K people·$128K median·776/mi²
White 54 · Black 26 · Asian 7 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Living alone 53 · Other 32 · Married couple 15
Health 60 · Retail 10 · Professional 10 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 64 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 12 · Walk 8 · Bike 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Carbondale is $127,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Carbondale has 22,158 residents across 5 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 24.6; the population is 54.2% White, 26.3% Black, 7.3% Asian, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 1.9 people; 48.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 37.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lewis School (16%) and Thomas Elementary School (13%) lead the elementary schools; Carbondale Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (14%); Carbondale Comm H S is the high school with reported scores (29%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $771/month, 51% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Carbondale is $32,128 a year, 63% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Carbondale, median rent is $771/month and the median home value is $127,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Carbondale reported 7.8 violent crimes and 33.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carbondale are strong wind (99), earthquake (95) and winter weather (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.63g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Carbondale, 7.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).