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Illinois · Census place 11163

Carbondale city, IL

Quick answer

Carbondale city has 21,813 residents, ranking #111 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $29,670, the median home is worth $124,800 and median gross rent runs $750 a month.

Population
21,813Carbondale city residents
Median household income
$29,670Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$124,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$750Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
24.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
26.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Carbondale city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Carbondale city median would spend about 30.3% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.9% of residents and 26.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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