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Carbondale Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Carbondale IL Lawyers

State Attorney General Federal Courts U.S. Supreme Court

US Attorneys [ Fairview Heights - Main Office | Benton ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Benton ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
District Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]

Carbondale Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 59,612
Land Area (2000): 1,523.236 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 37.302 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	74,898	62.24%
Rural, Farm	3,342	2.78%
Rural, Non-farm	42,098	34.98%

Carbondale Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Carbondale Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	30,246	28,376	1,870	6.18%	62
1991	29,581	27,640	1,941	6.56%	66
1992	29,832	27,633	2,198	7.37%	74
1993	29,708	27,789	1,919	6.46%	65
1994	29,812	28,150	1,663	5.58%	56
1995	28,780	27,280	1,500	5.21%	52
1996	28,839	27,352	1,486	5.15%	52
1997	29,337	27,921	1,416	4.83%	48
1998	29,773	28,493	1,280	4.30%	43
1999	30,263	29,116	1,147	3.79%	38
2000	30,309	28,974	1,335	4.40%	44
2001	30,672	29,323	1,349	4.40%	44
2002	30,683	29,146	1,537	5.01%	50
2003	30,709	29,047	1,662	5.41%	54
2004	31,629	29,980	1,649	5.21%	52
2005	31,709	30,208	1,501	4.73%	48
2006	32,993	31,616	1,377	4.17%	42
2007	33,454	31,876	1,578	4.72%	47
2008	33,394	31,490	1,904	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	29,902	27,680	2,222	7.43%	74
Feb 1990	30,268	28,073	2,195	7.25%	73
Mar 1990	30,302	28,200	2,102	6.94%	69
Apr 1990	30,493	28,607	1,886	6.19%	62
May 1990	30,465	28,730	1,735	5.70%	57
Jun 1990	30,176	28,184	1,992	6.60%	66
Jul 1990	30,029	28,188	1,841	6.13%	61
Aug 1990	29,971	28,004	1,967	6.56%	66
Sep 1990	29,585	27,957	1,628	5.50%	55
Oct 1990	30,728	28,977	1,751	5.70%	57
Nov 1990	30,438	28,885	1,553	5.10%	51
Dec 1990	30,598	29,031	1,567	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	29,726	27,654	2,072	6.97%	70
Feb 1991	30,108	28,304	1,804	5.99%	60
Mar 1991	30,087	28,324	1,763	5.86%	59
Apr 1991	30,254	28,606	1,648	5.45%	54
May 1991	29,783	28,042	1,741	5.85%	58
Jun 1991	29,444	27,425	2,019	6.86%	69
Jul 1991	28,857	26,977	1,880	6.51%	65
Aug 1991	29,110	27,152	1,958	6.73%	67
Sep 1991	29,659	27,758	1,901	6.41%	64
Oct 1991	29,336	27,123	2,213	7.54%	75
Nov 1991	29,371	27,284	2,087	7.11%	71
Dec 1991	29,236	27,031	2,205	7.54%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	28,619	26,066	2,553	8.92%	89
Feb 1992	29,515	26,986	2,529	8.57%	86
Mar 1992	30,021	27,646	2,375	7.91%	79
Apr 1992	30,477	28,271	2,206	7.24%	72
May 1992	30,381	28,115	2,266	7.46%	75
Jun 1992	29,945	27,296	2,649	8.85%	88
Jul 1992	29,589	27,225	2,364	7.99%	80
Aug 1992	29,094	26,871	2,223	7.64%	76
Sep 1992	29,667	27,784	1,883	6.35%	63
Oct 1992	30,244	28,517	1,727	5.71%	57
Nov 1992	30,504	28,742	1,762	5.78%	58
Dec 1992	29,925	28,082	1,843	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	29,356	27,164	2,192	7.47%	75
Feb 1993	29,423	27,135	2,288	7.78%	78
Mar 1993	29,020	26,918	2,102	7.24%	72
Apr 1993	29,681	27,648	2,033	6.85%	68
May 1993	30,059	28,098	1,961	6.52%	65
Jun 1993	29,997	27,960	2,037	6.79%	68
Jul 1993	29,826	27,901	1,925	6.45%	65
Aug 1993	30,359	28,299	2,060	6.79%	68
Sep 1993	30,057	28,265	1,792	5.96%	60
Oct 1993	30,139	28,385	1,754	5.82%	58
Nov 1993	29,701	28,233	1,468	4.94%	49
Dec 1993	28,883	27,466	1,417	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	28,871	26,918	1,953	6.76%	68
Feb 1994	29,859	27,931	1,928	6.46%	65
Mar 1994	29,772	28,032	1,740	5.84%	58
Apr 1994	29,619	28,096	1,523	5.14%	51
May 1994	29,912	28,352	1,560	5.22%	52
Jun 1994	30,406	28,625	1,781	5.86%	59
Jul 1994	30,463	28,599	1,864	6.12%	61
Aug 1994	29,791	27,937	1,854	6.22%	62
Sep 1994	30,116	28,595	1,521	5.05%	51
Oct 1994	30,086	28,549	1,537	5.11%	51
Nov 1994	29,731	28,310	1,421	4.78%	48
Dec 1994	29,118	27,850	1,268	4.35%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	28,315	26,650	1,665	5.88%	59
Feb 1995	29,159	27,523	1,636	5.61%	56
Mar 1995	29,228	27,654	1,574	5.39%	54
Apr 1995	29,350	27,888	1,462	4.98%	50
May 1995	28,886	27,450	1,436	4.97%	50
Jun 1995	28,568	27,061	1,507	5.28%	53
Jul 1995	28,734	27,239	1,495	5.20%	52
Aug 1995	28,674	27,082	1,592	5.55%	56
Sep 1995	28,556	27,092	1,464	5.13%	51
Oct 1995	29,001	27,584	1,417	4.89%	49
Nov 1995	28,744	27,410	1,334	4.64%	46
Dec 1995	28,149	26,726	1,423	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	27,877	26,087	1,790	6.42%	64
Feb 1996	28,457	26,889	1,568	5.51%	55
Mar 1996	28,537	27,010	1,527	5.35%	54
Apr 1996	28,788	27,393	1,395	4.85%	48
May 1996	28,806	27,307	1,499	5.20%	52
Jun 1996	28,451	26,851	1,600	5.62%	56
Jul 1996	28,479	26,787	1,692	5.94%	59
Aug 1996	29,262	27,829	1,433	4.90%	49
Sep 1996	29,398	28,071	1,327	4.51%	45
Oct 1996	29,605	28,304	1,301	4.39%	44
Nov 1996	29,290	27,971	1,319	4.50%	45
Dec 1996	29,113	27,730	1,383	4.75%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	29,100	27,446	1,654	5.68%	57
Feb 1997	29,363	27,658	1,705	5.81%	58
Mar 1997	29,640	27,961	1,679	5.66%	57
Apr 1997	29,870	28,523	1,347	4.51%	45
May 1997	29,907	28,595	1,312	4.39%	44
Jun 1997	29,002	27,576	1,426	4.92%	49
Jul 1997	28,763	27,430	1,333	4.63%	46
Aug 1997	28,173	26,844	1,329	4.72%	47
Sep 1997	29,676	28,420	1,256	4.23%	42
Oct 1997	29,597	28,358	1,239	4.19%	42
Nov 1997	29,631	28,314	1,317	4.44%	44
Dec 1997	29,321	27,930	1,391	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	29,414	27,883	1,531	5.21%	52
Feb 1998	29,477	27,942	1,535	5.21%	52
Mar 1998	29,992	28,548	1,444	4.81%	48
Apr 1998	29,937	28,858	1,079	3.60%	36
May 1998	29,940	28,843	1,097	3.66%	37
Jun 1998	29,225	27,838	1,387	4.75%	47
Jul 1998	28,763	27,624	1,139	3.96%	40
Aug 1998	29,029	27,791	1,238	4.26%	43
Sep 1998	30,242	29,064	1,178	3.90%	39
Oct 1998	30,634	29,351	1,283	4.19%	42
Nov 1998	30,542	29,302	1,240	4.06%	41
Dec 1998	30,080	28,871	1,209	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	29,616	28,221	1,395	4.71%	47
Feb 1999	29,841	28,568	1,273	4.27%	43
Mar 1999	30,396	29,257	1,139	3.75%	37
Apr 1999	30,582	29,499	1,083	3.54%	35
May 1999	30,565	29,490	1,075	3.52%	35
Jun 1999	30,006	28,785	1,221	4.07%	41
Jul 1999	29,471	28,362	1,109	3.76%	38
Aug 1999	29,525	28,363	1,162	3.94%	39
Sep 1999	30,509	29,400	1,109	3.63%	36
Oct 1999	31,148	30,073	1,075	3.45%	35
Nov 1999	30,971	29,947	1,024	3.31%	33
Dec 1999	30,523	29,422	1,101	3.61%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	30,138	28,589	1,549	5.14%	51
Feb 2000	30,604	29,022	1,582	5.17%	52
Mar 2000	30,610	29,079	1,531	5.00%	50
Apr 2000	30,397	29,178	1,219	4.01%	40
May 2000	30,259	28,993	1,266	4.18%	42
Jun 2000	30,030	28,624	1,406	4.68%	47
Jul 2000	29,083	27,690	1,393	4.79%	48
Aug 2000	29,534	28,168	1,366	4.63%	46
Sep 2000	30,579	29,409	1,170	3.83%	38
Oct 2000	30,950	29,874	1,076	3.48%	35
Nov 2000	30,960	29,763	1,197	3.87%	39
Dec 2000	30,569	29,303	1,266	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	30,530	29,054	1,476	4.83%	48
Feb 2001	30,925	29,518	1,407	4.55%	45
Mar 2001	31,170	29,775	1,395	4.48%	45
Apr 2001	31,555	30,338	1,217	3.86%	39
May 2001	31,191	29,984	1,207	3.87%	39
Jun 2001	29,935	28,548	1,387	4.63%	46
Jul 2001	29,204	27,924	1,280	4.38%	44
Aug 2001	29,524	28,094	1,430	4.84%	48
Sep 2001	30,684	29,435	1,249	4.07%	41
Oct 2001	31,498	30,223	1,275	4.05%	40
Nov 2001	31,227	29,887	1,340	4.29%	43
Dec 2001	30,622	29,094	1,528	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	30,178	28,479	1,699	5.63%	56
Feb 2002	31,136	29,509	1,627	5.23%	52
Mar 2002	30,922	29,336	1,586	5.13%	51
Apr 2002	31,262	29,749	1,513	4.84%	48
May 2002	31,072	29,564	1,508	4.85%	49
Jun 2002	29,396	27,707	1,689	5.75%	57
Jul 2002	29,159	27,486	1,673	5.74%	57
Aug 2002	29,702	28,121	1,581	5.32%	53
Sep 2002	31,291	29,946	1,345	4.30%	43
Oct 2002	31,840	30,467	1,373	4.31%	43
Nov 2002	31,582	30,173	1,409	4.46%	45
Dec 2002	30,660	29,215	1,445	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	29,887	28,123	1,764	5.90%	59
Feb 2003	30,817	29,036	1,781	5.78%	58
Mar 2003	31,258	29,600	1,658	5.30%	53
Apr 2003	31,499	30,092	1,407	4.47%	45
May 2003	30,186	28,714	1,472	4.88%	49
Jun 2003	30,175	28,375	1,800	5.97%	60
Jul 2003	29,796	28,094	1,702	5.71%	57
Aug 2003	30,086	28,274	1,812	6.02%	60
Sep 2003	31,099	29,373	1,726	5.55%	56
Oct 2003	31,489	29,891	1,598	5.07%	51
Nov 2003	31,562	29,950	1,612	5.11%	51
Dec 2003	30,659	29,043	1,616	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	30,561	28,687	1,874	6.13%	61
Feb 2004	31,159	29,306	1,853	5.95%	59
Mar 2004	30,979	29,123	1,856	5.99%	60
Apr 2004	32,221	30,638	1,583	4.91%	49
May 2004	31,139	29,548	1,591	5.11%	51
Jun 2004	31,285	29,594	1,691	5.41%	54
Jul 2004	30,842	29,192	1,650	5.35%	53
Aug 2004	31,565	29,899	1,666	5.28%	53
Sep 2004	32,177	30,693	1,484	4.61%	46
Oct 2004	32,619	31,115	1,504	4.61%	46
Nov 2004	32,771	31,262	1,509	4.60%	46
Dec 2004	32,235	30,705	1,530	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	30,069	28,414	1,655	5.50%	55
Feb 2005	31,626	29,925	1,701	5.38%	54
Mar 2005	32,082	30,555	1,527	4.76%	48
Apr 2005	31,777	30,329	1,448	4.56%	46
May 2005	31,664	30,299	1,365	4.31%	43
Jun 2005	30,442	28,909	1,533	5.04%	50
Jul 2005	30,425	28,876	1,549	5.09%	51
Aug 2005	31,558	30,026	1,532	4.85%	49
Sep 2005	32,701	31,225	1,476	4.51%	45
Oct 2005	32,810	31,423	1,387	4.23%	42
Nov 2005	32,777	31,371	1,406	4.29%	43
Dec 2005	32,573	31,139	1,434	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	30,984	29,399	1,585	5.12%	51
Feb 2006	32,708	31,112	1,596	4.88%	49
Mar 2006	32,806	31,304	1,502	4.58%	46
Apr 2006	33,758	32,380	1,378	4.08%	41
May 2006	33,502	32,239	1,263	3.77%	38
Jun 2006	32,165	30,697	1,468	4.56%	46
Jul 2006	31,936	30,452	1,484	4.65%	46
Aug 2006	32,239	30,789	1,450	4.50%	45
Sep 2006	34,033	32,810	1,223	3.59%	36
Oct 2006	34,107	32,979	1,128	3.31%	33
Nov 2006	33,956	32,742	1,214	3.58%	36
Dec 2006	33,720	32,484	1,236	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	32,144	30,526	1,618	5.03%	50
Feb 2007	33,489	31,890	1,599	4.77%	48
Mar 2007	33,284	31,905	1,379	4.14%	41
Apr 2007	34,058	32,667	1,391	4.08%	41
May 2007	33,463	32,077	1,386	4.14%	41
Jun 2007	32,090	30,391	1,699	5.29%	53
Jul 2007	31,872	30,168	1,704	5.35%	53
Aug 2007	32,954	31,194	1,760	5.34%	53
Sep 2007	34,276	32,683	1,593	4.65%	46
Oct 2007	34,765	33,258	1,507	4.33%	43
Nov 2007	34,684	33,087	1,597	4.60%	46
Dec 2007	34,369	32,666	1,703	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	32,837	30,785	2,052	6.25%	62
Feb 2008	34,167	32,318	1,849	5.41%	54
Mar 2008	34,304	32,687	1,617	4.71%	47
Apr 2008	34,564	33,060	1,504	4.35%	44
May 2008	34,099	32,420	1,679	4.92%	49
Jun 2008	32,131	30,026	2,105	6.55%	66
Jul 2008	32,079	29,897	2,182	6.80%	68
Aug 2008	32,803	30,587	2,216	6.76%	68
Sep 2008	33,562	31,633	1,929	5.75%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Carbondale Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	5,870	19.76%
2.	Public Administration	2,344	7.89%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,340	7.88%
4.	Construction	2,182	7.35%
5.	Health Care	1,586	5.34%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	978	3.29%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	916	3.08%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	796	2.68%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	730	2.46%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	698	2.35%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	678	2.28%
12.	Truck Transportation	616	2.07%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	598	2.01%
14.	Finance and Insurance	498	1.68%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	486	1.64%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	450	1.51%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	406	1.37%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	390	1.31%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	382	1.29%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	372	1.25%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	8,244	30.85%
2.	Health Care	3,616	13.53%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,138	8.00%
4.	Social Assistance	1,506	5.64%
5.	Public Administration	1,154	4.32%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	860	3.22%
7.	Finance and Insurance	838	3.14%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	712	2.66%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	620	2.32%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	610	2.28%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	548	2.05%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	436	1.63%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	336	1.26%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	290	1.09%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	278	1.04%
16.	U.S. Postal Service	256	0.96%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	236	0.88%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	236	0.88%
19.	Food Manufacturing	234	0.88%
20.	Construction	186	0.70%

Carbondale Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	2,304	7.76%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,410	4.75%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,254	4.22%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,178	3.97%
5.	Other Management Occupations	1,150	3.87%
6.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,116	3.76%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,008	3.39%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	928	3.12%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	866	2.92%
10.	Other Production Occupations	852	2.87%
11.	Other Installation / Maintenance	836	2.81%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	818	2.75%
13.	Other Office and Admin Support	756	2.55%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	690	2.32%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	624	2.10%
16.	Computer Specialists	562	1.89%
17.	Carpenters	534	1.80%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	530	1.78%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	510	1.72%
20.	Construction Laborers	464	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	2,096	7.84%
2.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,674	6.26%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,582	5.92%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,188	4.45%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,158	4.33%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,088	4.07%
7.	Cashiers	948	3.55%
8.	Other Management Occupations	862	3.23%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	828	3.10%
10.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	816	3.05%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	780	2.92%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	768	2.87%
13.	Registered Nurses	714	2.67%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	676	2.53%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	624	2.34%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	596	2.23%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	594	2.22%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	574	2.15%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	530	1.98%
20.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	502	1.88%

Carbondale Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	46,191	46.06%
15-35 hours	22,614	22.55%
1-14 hours	4,536	4.52%
No regular hours	26,954	26.87%

Carbondale Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,047	1.93%
5 AM-5:29 AM	635	1.17%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,269	2.34%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,167	5.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,832	7.05%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,885	10.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	11,415	21.02%
8 AM-8:29 AM	6,193	11.40%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,633	4.85%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,067	5.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,792	3.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,084	2.00%
Noon-3:59 PM	5,394	9.93%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,905	12.71%

Carbondale Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,382	6.23%
5-9	11,746	21.62%
10-14	12,365	22.76%
15-19	9,320	17.16%
20-24	5,955	10.96%
25-29	1,849	3.40%
30-34	4,052	7.46%
35-39	755	1.39%
40-44	1,026	1.89%
45-59	1,743	3.21%
60-89	1,199	2.21%
At least 90	926	1.70%

Carbondale Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	448	0.82%	44,169	81.32%
30-44	120	0.22%	5,713	10.52%
45-59	20	0.04%	1,723	3.17%
At least 60	94	0.17%	2,031	3.74%

Carbondale Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	718	1.29%
Car / truck / van, carpool	7,297	13.08%
Car / truck / van, solo	40,862	73.24%
Motorcycle	156	0.28%
Other	315	0.56%
Public transportation	682	1.22%
Walked	4,288	7.69%
Worked at home	1,477	2.65%

Carbondale Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 48,586 (106,806 people)
: 25,690 (73,732 people)
: 10,552
: 51,103
Carbondale Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	11,130	22.69%
$10,000-$14,999	5,014	10.22%
$15,000-$19,999	4,157	8.48%
$20,000-$24,999	4,163	8.49%
$25,000-$29,999	2,761	5.63%
$30,000-$34,999	2,807	5.72%
$35,000-$39,999	2,473	5.04%
$40,000-$44,999	2,592	5.28%
$45,000-$49,999	2,031	4.14%
$50,000-$59,999	3,067	6.25%
$60,000-$74,999	3,454	7.04%
$75,000-$99,999	2,754	5.61%
$100,000-$124,999	1,185	2.42%
$125,000-$149,999	474	0.97%
$150,000-$199,999	470	0.96%
$200,000 or more	516	1.05%

Carbondale Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,450	34.90%
Family, 2 people	6,052	24.99%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,181	9.01%
Family, 3 people	3,018	12.46%
Nonfamily, 3 people	593	2.45%
Family, 4 people	2,306	9.52%
Nonfamily, 4 people	273	1.13%
Family, 5 people	883	3.65%
Nonfamily, 5 people	48	0.20%
Family, 6 people	262	1.08%
Nonfamily, 6 people	14	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	132	0.55%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Carbondale Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	38,874	30.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	16,160	12.85%
Public Assistance	1,598	1.27%
Retirement	7,042	5.60%
Self Employment	5,006	3.98%
Social Security	10,579	8.41%
Supplemental Security	1,804	1.43%
Wage / Salary	37,864	30.10%
Other	6,878	5.47%

Carbondale Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	11,216	56.25%
With children under 18	8,725	43.75%

Carbondale Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,372	6.49%
Married	22,844	43.94%
Never Married	24,594	47.30%
Widowed	1,182	2.27%

Carbondale Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,625	9.30%
Married	21,935	44.09%
Never Married	18,315	36.81%
Widowed	4,881	9.81%

Carbondale Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Carbondale Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,530	4.66%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,279	7.49%
High school diploma or equivalent	21,349	21.96%
Some college, no degree	31,142	32.04%
Associate degree	8,913	9.17%
Bachelors degree	14,124	14.53%
Graduate or professional degree	9,868	10.15%

Carbondale Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,306	2.19%	500	0.84%	1,806	3.03%
Kindergarten	1,270	2.13%	124	0.21%	1,394	2.34%
Grades 1-4	4,353	7.30%	584	0.98%	4,937	8.28%
Grades 5-8	4,874	8.18%	288	0.48%	5,162	8.66%
Grades 9-12	5,055	8.48%	346	0.58%	5,401	9.06%
Undergrad college	27,524	46.17%	508	0.85%	28,032	47.02%
Graduate or professional school	5,588	9.37%	212	0.36%	5,800	9.73%
Total	49,970	83.83%	2,562	4.30%	52,532	88.12%

Carbondale Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Carbondale Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	105	112
2004	122	106

Carbondale Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Carbondale Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	80,912	74.99%
Below Poverty Level	26,986	25.01%

Carbondale Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 308

Carbondale Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Carbondale Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,076	10.19%
10-19 Years	9,709	16.29%
20-29 Years	16,151	27.09%
30-39 Years	6,941	11.64%
40-49 Years	6,968	11.69%
50-59 Years	5,371	9.01%
60-69 Years	3,539	5.94%
70-79 Years	2,908	4.88%
80-89 Years	1,635	2.74%
90+ Years	314	0.53%

Carbondale Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	30,429	51.05%
Female	29,183	48.95%

Carbondale Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	47,445	79.59%
African-American	7,694	12.91%
Asian	1,799	3.02%
Hispanic/Latino	1,443	2.42%
Multiracial	942	1.58%
Amerindian	165	0.28%
Other Race	92	0.15%
Pacific Islander	32	0.05%

Carbondale Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	26,741	28.22%
2.	Irish	14,941	15.77%
3.	English	11,778	12.43%
4.	United States Or American	8,590	9.07%
5.	Italian	4,769	5.03%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,888	4.10%
7.	Polish	3,533	3.73%
8.	Dutch	2,834	2.99%
9.	Scottish	2,259	2.38%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,678	1.77%

Carbondale Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	104,817	91.74%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,033	2.65%
3.	German	962	0.84%
4.	Chinese	726	0.64%
5.	Japanese	678	0.59%
6.	Korean	637	0.56%
7.	Arabic	464	0.41%
8.	French	400	0.35%
9.	African	370	0.32%
10.	Other Asian	288	0.25%

Carbondale Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	114,073	94.79%
Naturalized immigrant	1,260	1.05%
Not a citizen	5,005	4.16%

Carbondale Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Carbondale Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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