Moving to Carbondale, Illinois

About Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale

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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Male50.2%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.023%9%20%6%14%8%8%6%4%3%< $1000023%

 < $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
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 < 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%
Household Income
 Carbondale Illinois  Country
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Education
 Carbondale Illinois  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.058%27%0%6%6%0%3%1%White58%

 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
 Carbondale Illinois  Country
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