Moving to Carbondale, Illinois
About Carbondale, Illinois

Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,083, making it the most populous city in Southern Illinois outside the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis.
Carbondale was established in 1853 and developed as a crossroads of the railroad industry. Today, the major roadways of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51 intersect in the city. The city is located 96 miles (154 km) southeast of St. Louis on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest. It is the home of the main campus of Southern Illinois University.
Gender
Gender | Carbondale | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 49.8% | 50.9% | 50.8% |
Male | 50.2% | 49.1% | 49.2% |
Gender
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Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Carbondale | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 23% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 19.8% | 8.1% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 6.3% | 8.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 14.1% | 11.2% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 7.6% | 16.7% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7.5% | 12.9% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 5.5% | 16.6% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4.4% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 2.5% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Carbondale | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 2% | 5% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 3% | 6% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 16% | 26% | 27.0% |
Other College | 25% | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 18% | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 19% | 10% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 3% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 7% | 1% | 1.0% |
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Carbondale Illinois Country
Education
Carbondale Illinois Country
Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Carbondale | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 58% | 60.8% | 60.1% |
African American | 26.8% | 13.9% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 3% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 5.6% | 17.2% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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