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Carbondale Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 24,586
Land Area (2000): 98.083 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.744 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	22,375	90.73%
Rural, Farm	74	0.30%
Rural, Non-farm	2,211	8.97%

Carbondale 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.

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Carbondale Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	12,168	11,727	441	3.62%	36
1991	11,938	11,420	518	4.34%	43
1992	11,959	11,397	562	4.70%	47
1993	11,909	11,440	469	3.94%	39
1994	11,964	11,575	389	3.25%	33
1995	11,569	11,098	471	4.07%	41
1996	11,660	11,130	530	4.54%	45
1997	11,940	11,416	523	4.38%	44
1998	12,430	11,942	488	3.92%	39
1999	12,651	12,211	440	3.47%	35
2000	13,172	12,634	539	4.09%	41
2001	13,320	12,777	543	4.08%	41
2002	13,017	12,479	539	4.14%	42
2003	13,069	12,482	587	4.49%	45
2004	13,496	12,924	573	4.24%	43
2005	13,565	13,051	515	3.79%	38
2006	14,209	13,742	468	3.29%	33
2007	14,410	13,855	555	3.85%	39
2008	14,397	13,687	710	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	11,978	11,439	539	4.50%	45
Feb 1990	12,085	11,602	483	4.00%	40
Mar 1990	12,102	11,654	448	3.70%	37
Apr 1990	12,216	11,822	394	3.23%	32
May 1990	12,269	11,873	396	3.23%	32
Jun 1990	12,178	11,648	530	4.35%	44
Jul 1990	12,124	11,650	474	3.91%	39
Aug 1990	12,089	11,573	516	4.27%	43
Sep 1990	11,960	11,553	407	3.40%	34
Oct 1990	12,390	11,976	414	3.34%	33
Nov 1990	12,288	11,937	351	2.86%	29
Dec 1990	12,335	11,997	338	2.74%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	11,843	11,426	417	3.52%	35
Feb 1991	12,059	11,694	365	3.03%	30
Mar 1991	12,091	11,702	389	3.22%	32
Apr 1991	12,231	11,819	412	3.37%	34
May 1991	12,032	11,586	446	3.71%	37
Jun 1991	11,947	11,330	617	5.16%	52
Jul 1991	11,732	11,145	587	5.00%	50
Aug 1991	11,876	11,217	659	5.55%	55
Sep 1991	12,060	11,469	591	4.90%	49
Oct 1991	11,868	11,205	663	5.59%	56
Nov 1991	11,810	11,273	537	4.55%	45
Dec 1991	11,705	11,168	537	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	11,361	10,750	611	5.38%	54
Feb 1992	11,657	11,131	526	4.51%	45
Mar 1992	11,929	11,403	526	4.41%	44
Apr 1992	12,212	11,659	553	4.53%	45
May 1992	12,164	11,596	568	4.67%	47
Jun 1992	12,043	11,258	785	6.52%	65
Jul 1992	11,905	11,229	676	5.68%	57
Aug 1992	11,702	11,083	619	5.29%	53
Sep 1992	12,006	11,459	547	4.56%	46
Oct 1992	12,225	11,762	463	3.79%	38
Nov 1992	12,289	11,854	435	3.54%	35
Dec 1992	12,018	11,582	436	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	11,641	11,182	459	3.94%	39
Feb 1993	11,617	11,171	446	3.84%	38
Mar 1993	11,483	11,082	401	3.49%	35
Apr 1993	11,795	11,381	414	3.51%	35
May 1993	12,009	11,567	442	3.68%	37
Jun 1993	12,099	11,510	589	4.87%	49
Jul 1993	12,057	11,486	571	4.74%	47
Aug 1993	12,206	11,649	557	4.56%	46
Sep 1993	12,131	11,636	495	4.08%	41
Oct 1993	12,225	11,685	540	4.42%	44
Nov 1993	12,016	11,622	394	3.28%	33
Dec 1993	11,626	11,306	320	2.75%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	11,500	11,068	432	3.76%	38
Feb 1994	11,868	11,485	383	3.23%	32
Mar 1994	11,890	11,526	364	3.06%	31
Apr 1994	11,876	11,553	323	2.72%	27
May 1994	12,005	11,658	347	2.89%	29
Jun 1994	12,206	11,771	435	3.56%	36
Jul 1994	12,225	11,759	466	3.81%	38
Aug 1994	11,982	11,487	495	4.13%	41
Sep 1994	12,152	11,759	393	3.23%	32
Oct 1994	12,142	11,740	402	3.31%	33
Nov 1994	11,986	11,641	345	2.88%	29
Dec 1994	11,737	11,452	285	2.43%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	11,249	10,841	408	3.63%	36
Feb 1995	11,593	11,196	397	3.42%	34
Mar 1995	11,656	11,251	405	3.47%	35
Apr 1995	11,708	11,346	362	3.09%	31
May 1995	11,559	11,167	392	3.39%	34
Jun 1995	11,513	11,010	503	4.37%	44
Jul 1995	11,623	11,082	541	4.65%	47
Aug 1995	11,626	11,017	609	5.24%	52
Sep 1995	11,579	11,021	558	4.82%	48
Oct 1995	11,775	11,222	553	4.70%	47
Nov 1995	11,612	11,151	461	3.97%	40
Dec 1995	11,336	10,873	463	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	11,213	10,616	597	5.32%	53
Feb 1996	11,422	10,941	481	4.21%	42
Mar 1996	11,437	10,991	446	3.90%	39
Apr 1996	11,604	11,146	458	3.95%	39
May 1996	11,638	11,112	526	4.52%	45
Jun 1996	11,531	10,926	605	5.25%	52
Jul 1996	11,540	10,900	640	5.55%	55
Aug 1996	11,923	11,324	599	5.02%	50
Sep 1996	11,960	11,422	538	4.50%	45
Oct 1996	12,023	11,517	506	4.21%	42
Nov 1996	11,870	11,382	488	4.11%	41
Dec 1996	11,754	11,284	470	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	11,740	11,221	519	4.42%	44
Feb 1997	11,863	11,309	554	4.67%	47
Mar 1997	12,025	11,433	592	4.92%	49
Apr 1997	12,137	11,662	475	3.91%	39
May 1997	12,154	11,692	462	3.80%	38
Jun 1997	11,846	11,275	571	4.82%	48
Jul 1997	11,760	11,215	545	4.63%	46
Aug 1997	11,530	10,975	555	4.81%	48
Sep 1997	12,113	11,621	492	4.06%	41
Oct 1997	12,085	11,595	490	4.05%	41
Nov 1997	12,090	11,577	513	4.24%	42
Dec 1997	11,933	11,420	513	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	12,208	11,686	522	4.28%	43
Feb 1998	12,268	11,712	556	4.53%	45
Mar 1998	12,500	11,964	536	4.29%	43
Apr 1998	12,501	12,095	406	3.25%	32
May 1998	12,526	12,089	437	3.49%	35
Jun 1998	12,272	11,667	605	4.93%	49
Jul 1998	12,079	11,577	502	4.16%	42
Aug 1998	12,160	11,647	513	4.22%	42
Sep 1998	12,631	12,182	449	3.55%	36
Oct 1998	12,766	12,301	465	3.64%	36
Nov 1998	12,739	12,281	458	3.60%	36
Dec 1998	12,504	12,100	404	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	12,279	11,836	443	3.61%	36
Feb 1999	12,420	11,983	437	3.52%	35
Mar 1999	12,651	12,270	381	3.01%	30
Apr 1999	12,745	12,372	373	2.93%	29
May 1999	12,764	12,368	396	3.10%	31
Jun 1999	12,581	12,073	508	4.04%	40
Jul 1999	12,371	11,894	477	3.86%	39
Aug 1999	12,401	11,896	505	4.07%	41
Sep 1999	12,792	12,331	461	3.60%	36
Oct 1999	13,077	12,612	465	3.56%	36
Nov 1999	12,964	12,560	404	3.12%	31
Dec 1999	12,764	12,339	425	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,080	12,466	614	4.69%	47
Feb 2000	13,264	12,654	610	4.60%	46
Mar 2000	13,257	12,679	578	4.36%	44
Apr 2000	13,204	12,722	482	3.65%	37
May 2000	13,164	12,642	522	3.97%	40
Jun 2000	13,064	12,481	583	4.46%	45
Jul 2000	12,677	12,074	603	4.76%	48
Aug 2000	12,872	12,282	590	4.58%	46
Sep 2000	13,326	12,823	503	3.77%	38
Oct 2000	13,463	13,026	437	3.25%	32
Nov 2000	13,442	12,977	465	3.46%	35
Dec 2000	13,254	12,777	477	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,241	12,660	581	4.39%	44
Feb 2001	13,423	12,862	561	4.18%	42
Mar 2001	13,538	12,974	564	4.17%	42
Apr 2001	13,728	13,219	509	3.71%	37
May 2001	13,554	13,065	489	3.61%	36
Jun 2001	12,995	12,439	556	4.28%	43
Jul 2001	12,695	12,167	528	4.16%	42
Aug 2001	12,828	12,241	587	4.58%	46
Sep 2001	13,341	12,826	515	3.86%	39
Oct 2001	13,675	13,169	506	3.70%	37
Nov 2001	13,551	13,023	528	3.90%	39
Dec 2001	13,271	12,677	594	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	12,770	12,193	577	4.52%	45
Feb 2002	13,169	12,634	535	4.06%	41
Mar 2002	13,091	12,560	531	4.06%	41
Apr 2002	13,238	12,737	501	3.78%	38
May 2002	13,178	12,658	520	3.95%	39
Jun 2002	12,477	11,863	614	4.92%	49
Jul 2002	12,355	11,768	587	4.75%	48
Aug 2002	12,609	12,040	569	4.51%	45
Sep 2002	13,324	12,821	503	3.78%	38
Oct 2002	13,550	13,044	506	3.73%	37
Nov 2002	13,431	12,918	513	3.82%	38
Dec 2002	13,014	12,508	506	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	12,677	12,085	592	4.67%	47
Feb 2003	13,061	12,478	583	4.46%	45
Mar 2003	13,286	12,720	566	4.26%	43
Apr 2003	13,407	12,931	476	3.55%	36
May 2003	12,881	12,339	542	4.21%	42
Jun 2003	12,861	12,194	667	5.19%	52
Jul 2003	12,727	12,073	654	5.14%	51
Aug 2003	12,832	12,150	682	5.31%	53
Sep 2003	13,228	12,622	606	4.58%	46
Oct 2003	13,427	12,845	582	4.33%	43
Nov 2003	13,442	12,870	572	4.26%	43
Dec 2003	13,001	12,481	520	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	12,954	12,366	588	4.54%	45
Feb 2004	13,187	12,633	554	4.20%	42
Mar 2004	13,147	12,554	593	4.51%	45
Apr 2004	13,729	13,207	522	3.80%	38
May 2004	13,315	12,738	577	4.33%	43
Jun 2004	13,386	12,757	629	4.70%	47
Jul 2004	13,191	12,584	607	4.60%	46
Aug 2004	13,512	12,889	623	4.61%	46
Sep 2004	13,776	13,231	545	3.96%	40
Oct 2004	13,998	13,413	585	4.18%	42
Nov 2004	14,031	13,476	555	3.96%	40
Dec 2004	13,728	13,236	492	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	12,784	12,276	508	3.97%	40
Feb 2005	13,456	12,929	527	3.92%	39
Mar 2005	13,687	13,201	486	3.55%	36
Apr 2005	13,608	13,103	505	3.71%	37
May 2005	13,580	13,090	490	3.61%	36
Jun 2005	13,046	12,490	556	4.26%	43
Jul 2005	13,015	12,476	539	4.14%	41
Aug 2005	13,511	12,972	539	3.99%	40
Sep 2005	14,026	13,490	536	3.82%	38
Oct 2005	14,095	13,576	519	3.68%	37
Nov 2005	14,046	13,554	492	3.50%	35
Dec 2005	13,931	13,453	478	3.43%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	13,296	12,778	518	3.90%	39
Feb 2006	14,040	13,523	517	3.68%	37
Mar 2006	14,080	13,606	474	3.37%	34
Apr 2006	14,531	14,074	457	3.15%	31
May 2006	14,430	14,013	417	2.89%	29
Jun 2006	13,857	13,342	515	3.72%	37
Jul 2006	13,758	13,236	522	3.79%	38
Aug 2006	13,894	13,382	512	3.69%	37
Sep 2006	14,702	14,261	441	3.00%	30
Oct 2006	14,735	14,334	401	2.72%	27
Nov 2006	14,650	14,231	419	2.86%	29
Dec 2006	14,537	14,119	418	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	13,790	13,268	522	3.79%	38
Feb 2007	14,358	13,861	497	3.46%	35
Mar 2007	14,324	13,867	457	3.19%	32
Apr 2007	14,688	14,199	489	3.33%	33
May 2007	14,447	13,942	505	3.50%	35
Jun 2007	13,826	13,209	617	4.46%	45
Jul 2007	13,722	13,112	610	4.45%	44
Aug 2007	14,211	13,558	653	4.60%	46
Sep 2007	14,798	14,206	592	4.00%	40
Oct 2007	15,017	14,456	561	3.74%	37
Nov 2007	14,956	14,381	575	3.84%	38
Dec 2007	14,784	14,198	586	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,090	13,381	709	5.03%	50
Feb 2008	14,663	14,047	616	4.20%	42
Mar 2008	14,782	14,207	575	3.89%	39
Apr 2008	14,911	14,369	542	3.63%	36
May 2008	14,733	14,091	642	4.36%	44
Jun 2008	13,861	13,051	810	5.84%	58
Jul 2008	13,842	12,995	847	6.12%	61
Aug 2008	14,177	13,295	882	6.22%	62
Sep 2008	14,515	13,749	766	5.28%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Carbondale Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	1,770	27.95%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	722	11.40%
3.	Public Administration	390	6.16%
4.	Health Care	366	5.78%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	263	4.15%
6.	Construction	218	3.44%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	198	3.13%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	140	2.21%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	136	2.15%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	120	1.90%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	117	1.85%
12.	Finance and Insurance	100	1.58%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	97	1.53%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	87	1.37%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	87	1.37%
16.	Info Services and Data Processing	84	1.33%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	75	1.18%
18.	Social Assistance	74	1.17%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	65	1.03%
20.	Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores	61	0.96%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	2,146	37.06%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	617	10.65%
3.	Health Care	528	9.12%
4.	Social Assistance	401	6.92%
5.	Public Administration	211	3.64%
6.	Finance and Insurance	159	2.75%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	143	2.47%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	136	2.35%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	131	2.26%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	117	2.02%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	107	1.85%
12.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	82	1.42%
13.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	78	1.35%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	68	1.17%
15.	Info Services and Data Processing	67	1.16%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	65	1.12%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	57	0.98%
18.	Other Direct Selling Estab	56	0.97%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	56	0.97%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	45	0.78%

Carbondale Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	803	12.68%
2.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	331	5.23%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	320	5.05%
4.	Other Management Occupations	262	4.14%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	224	3.54%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	201	3.17%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	180	2.84%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	174	2.75%
9.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	173	2.73%
10.	Law Enforcement Workers	169	2.67%
11.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	160	2.53%
12.	Computer Specialists	151	2.38%
13.	Cashiers	136	2.15%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	124	1.96%
15.	Other Installation / Maintenance	114	1.80%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	114	1.80%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	112	1.77%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	111	1.75%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	102	1.61%
20.	Other Protective Service Workers	99	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	571	9.86%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	373	6.44%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	366	6.32%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	318	5.49%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	246	4.25%
6.	Waiters and Waitresses	240	4.14%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	235	4.06%
8.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	204	3.52%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	196	3.38%
10.	Cashiers	185	3.19%
11.	Other Management Occupations	162	2.80%
12.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	155	2.68%
13.	Child Care Workers	142	2.45%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	141	2.43%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	129	2.23%
16.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	128	2.21%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	119	2.05%
18.	Registered Nurses	107	1.85%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	104	1.80%
20.	Therapists	101	1.74%

Carbondale Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,719	41.63%
15-35 hours	5,756	27.48%
1-14 hours	973	4.65%
No regular hours	5,497	26.24%

Carbondale Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	172	1.48%
5 AM-5:29 AM	98	0.84%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	97	0.83%
6 AM-6:29 AM	304	2.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	557	4.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM	936	8.06%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,321	19.98%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,426	12.27%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	631	5.43%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	964	8.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	559	4.81%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	313	2.69%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,259	10.84%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,981	17.05%

Carbondale Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	921	7.93%
5-9	3,624	31.19%
10-14	3,161	27.21%
15-19	1,523	13.11%
20-24	876	7.54%
25-29	331	2.85%
30-34	429	3.69%
35-39	87	0.75%
40-44	87	0.75%
45-59	235	2.02%
60-89	202	1.74%
At least 90	142	1.22%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	206	1.77%	10,230	88.05%
30-44	60	0.52%	543	4.67%
45-59	10	0.09%	225	1.94%
At least 60	38	0.33%	306	2.63%

Carbondale Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	284	2.39%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,394	11.72%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,531	71.70%
Motorcycle	10	0.08%
Other	19	0.16%
Public transportation	314	2.64%
Walked	1,066	8.96%
Worked at home	280	2.35%

Carbondale 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.

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: 11,877 (23,819 people)
: 4,512 (12,551 people)
: 1,571
: 6,859
Carbondale Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,938	33.16%
$10,000-$14,999	1,523	12.82%
$15,000-$19,999	1,063	8.95%
$20,000-$24,999	914	7.70%
$25,000-$29,999	527	4.44%
$30,000-$34,999	529	4.45%
$35,000-$39,999	513	4.32%
$40,000-$44,999	461	3.88%
$45,000-$49,999	343	2.89%
$50,000-$59,999	472	3.97%
$60,000-$74,999	608	5.12%
$75,000-$99,999	480	4.04%
$100,000-$124,999	235	1.98%
$125,000-$149,999	109	0.92%
$150,000-$199,999	81	0.68%
$200,000 or more	81	0.68%

Carbondale Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,014	42.42%
Family, 2 people	2,248	19.02%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,554	13.15%
Family, 3 people	1,071	9.06%
Nonfamily, 3 people	523	4.43%
Family, 4 people	674	5.70%
Nonfamily, 4 people	249	2.11%
Family, 5 people	296	2.50%
Nonfamily, 5 people	41	0.35%
Family, 6 people	92	0.78%
Nonfamily, 6 people	9	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	45	0.38%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.03%

Carbondale Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,675	34.00%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,337	11.73%
Public Assistance	402	1.41%
Retirement	1,220	4.29%
Self Employment	754	2.65%
Social Security	1,648	5.79%
Supplemental Security	451	1.59%
Wage / Salary	9,478	33.31%
Other	1,489	5.23%

Carbondale Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,682	55.81%
With children under 18	1,332	44.19%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	685	6.23%
Married	3,433	31.20%
Never Married	6,717	61.05%
Widowed	168	1.53%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	983	9.63%
Married	3,236	31.69%
Never Married	5,135	50.29%
Widowed	856	8.38%

Carbondale 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.

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Carbondale Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	506	2.46%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,080	5.24%
High school diploma or equivalent	2,835	13.76%
Some college, no degree	6,943	33.70%
Associate degree	2,258	10.96%
Bachelors degree	4,043	19.62%
Graduate or professional degree	2,939	14.26%

Carbondale Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	304	1.24%	114	0.46%	418	1.70%
Kindergarten	279	1.13%	10	0.04%	289	1.18%
Grades 1-4	721	2.93%	60	0.24%	781	3.18%
Grades 5-8	852	3.47%	25	0.10%	877	3.57%
Grades 9-12	748	3.04%	64	0.26%	812	3.30%
Undergrad college	7,399	30.09%	118	0.48%	7,517	30.57%
Graduate or professional school	2,124	8.64%	49	0.20%	2,173	8.84%
Total	12,427	50.55%	440	1.79%	12,867	52.33%

Carbondale 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.

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Carbondale Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	14,557	61.22%
Below Poverty Level	9,220	38.78%

Carbondale 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 Criminal Information Back to top
: 57
Carbondale Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	18	60
2005	18	60
2006	18	57
2007	18	60

Carbondale 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.

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Carbondale Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,427	9.87%
10-19 Years	2,745	11.16%
20-29 Years	9,892	40.23%
30-39 Years	2,731	11.11%
40-49 Years	2,319	9.43%
50-59 Years	1,711	6.96%
60-69 Years	1,034	4.21%
70-79 Years	960	3.90%
80-89 Years	626	2.55%
90+ Years	141	0.57%

Carbondale Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,679	51.57%
Female	11,907	48.43%

Carbondale Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	16,407	66.73%
African-American	5,210	21.19%
Asian	1,489	6.06%
Hispanic/Latino	831	3.38%
Multiracial	517	2.10%
Other Race	66	0.27%
Amerindian	50	0.20%
Pacific Islander	16	0.07%

Carbondale Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,793	25.78%
2.	Irish	2,747	14.77%
3.	English	2,313	12.44%
4.	United States Or American	1,301	7.00%
5.	Italian	996	5.36%
6.	Polish	841	4.52%
7.	Scottish	561	3.02%
8.	French Non-Basque	543	2.92%
9.	Swedish	413	2.22%
10.	Scotch Irish	382	2.05%

Carbondale Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	20,330	87.14%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	854	3.66%
3.	Korean	291	1.25%
4.	Chinese	267	1.14%
5.	Japanese	267	1.14%
6.	Arabic	225	0.96%
7.	German	140	0.60%
8.	African	128	0.55%
9.	French	95	0.41%
10.	Other Pacific Island	86	0.37%

Carbondale Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	22,222	90.11%
Naturalized immigrant	407	1.65%
Not a citizen	2,031	8.24%

Carbondale 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 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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