Carbondale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,796 people and five associated neighborhoods, Carbondale is the 138th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Carbondale was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities, Carbondale isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carbondale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carbondale is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carbondale who work in office and administrative support (10.35%), food service (9.83%), and sales jobs (8.89%). Also of interest is that Carbondale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Carbondale is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Carbondale who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.64% of the adults in Carbondale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Carbondale in 2022 was $28,212, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,848 for a family of four. However, Carbondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carbondale is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carbondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carbondale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Carbondale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carbondale include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Carbondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
