Carbondale

Population: 6,553
Median household income: $94,300
Median home value: $796,100

Carbondale, a community in Garfield County, Colorado, has 6,553 residents. The median household income of $94,300 is above the Garfield County median ($86,172).

Between 2019 and 2023, Carbondale's population declined 3.4% from 6,785 to 6,553, while its median home value rose 60.4% from $496,300 to $796,100.

56.3% of workers drive to work alone. 45.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,553
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $94,300
Median home value: $796,100
Median gross rent: $2,255
Housing units: 3,037
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7856,553

Median household income

$81,012$94,300

Median home value

$496,300$796,100

Median gross rent

$1,747$2,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,785	$81,012	$496,300	$1,747
2020	6,658	$85,580	$645,000	$1,668
2021	6,464	$86,321	$638,000	$1,670
2022	6,497	$92,083	$750,000	$2,177
2023	6,553	$94,300	$796,100	$2,255

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	2.9%
5 to 17	1,048	16.0%
18 to 24	433	6.6%
25 to 34	872	13.3%
35 to 44	1,018	15.5%
45 to 54	1,133	17.3%
55 to 64	609	9.3%
65 to 74	916	14.0%
75 and over	332	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,763	72.7%
Black or African American	37	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.5%
Asian	48	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	258	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,392	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate9.1%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree24.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	528	10.8%
High school graduate	446	9.1%
Some college or associate's	1,161	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,576	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,169	24.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone56.3%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit5.5%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle8.2%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,238	56.3%
Carpooled	368	9.3%
Public transit	217	5.5%
Walked	226	5.7%
Bicycle	325	8.2%
Worked from home	588	14.8%
Other means	13	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,377	40.7%
15 to 29 min	548	16.2%
30 to 44 min	523	15.4%
45 to 59 min	523	15.4%
60+ min	416	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.7% (759 of 6,471)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,678	58.9%
Nonfamily households	1,173	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,851	93.9%
Vacant	186	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,828	64.1%
Renter-occupied	1,023	35.9%

1-unit, detached45.3%

1-unit, attached18.0%

2 to 4 units20.7%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,377	45.3%
1-unit, attached	548	18.0%
2 to 4 units	630	20.7%
5 to 19 units	122	4.0%
20 or more units	158	5.2%
Mobile home & other	202	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0812045
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3956, -107.2150