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Carbon Cliff, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Carbon Cliff, Illinois (Carbon Cliff, IL — Census place “Carbon Cliff village”) is 2,248 residents, ranking #484 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $55,000, the median home is worth $124,600 and median gross rent runs $972 a month. Looking for the Carbon Cliff Illinois ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Carbon Cliff, IL: 61239, 61244, 61282.
- Population
- 2,248Carbon Cliff village residents
- Median household income
- $55,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $972Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.1%Owner-occupied households
Carbon Cliff ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Carbon Cliff.
The Carbon Cliff IL ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Carbon Cliff village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carbon Cliff village median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 51.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Carbon Cliff village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Carbon Cliff village is a small town in Illinois, with 2,248 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #484 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 34.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Carbon Cliff village earn a median of $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Carbon Cliff village is valued at $124,600, 58.9% below the national figure and 30% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $972 a month, 30.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,664 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 51.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
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- Casey city 2,258
- Nokomis city 2,213
- Wayne village 2,284
- Cambridge village 2,184
- Hinckley village 2,286
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Carbon Cliff village?
- Carbon Cliff village has 2,248 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #484 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Carbon Cliff village?
- Median household income in Carbon Cliff village is $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Carbon Cliff village?
- Median gross rent is $972 a month and the median home value is $124,600, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
- Is Carbon Cliff village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Carbon Cliff village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Carbon Cliff village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.