Kansas · Census place 10600
Carbondale city, KS
Quick answer
Carbondale city has 1,361 residents, ranking #164 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $67,578, the median home is worth $112,300 and median gross rent runs $606 a month.
- Population
- 1,361Carbondale city residents
- Median household income
- $67,578Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $606Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.2%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 10.8% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 68.2% 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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