Carlyle vs New Baden

A side-by-side comparison of Carlyle and New Baden: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlyle and New Baden are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Baden has the higher population (3,493 vs 3,134 in Carlyle). New Baden has the higher median household income ($77,542 vs $67,083 in Carlyle). New Baden has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $151,900 in Carlyle).

Population, income & housing

	Carlyle	New Baden
Population	3,134	3,493
Median age	36.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$77,542
Median home value	$151,900	$160,600
Median gross rent	$1,051	$1,110
Housing units	1,324	1,347
Homeownership rate	66.9%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlyle	New Baden
Population	3,383 → 3,134 (-7.4%)	3,206 → 3,493 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$55,198 → $67,083 (+21.5%)	$77,218 → $77,542 (+0.4%)
Median home value	$118,400 → $151,900 (+28.3%)	$138,300 → $160,600 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,051 (+26.5%)	$955 → $1,110 (+16.2%)

Carlyle

Population

3,3833,134

Median household income

$55,198$67,083

Median home value

$118,400$151,900

Median gross rent

$831$1,051

New Baden

Population

3,2063,493

Median household income

$77,218$77,542

Median home value

$138,300$160,600

Median gross rent

$955$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlyle	New Baden
Under 5	6.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	23.0%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	5.5%
75 and over	6.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlyle	New Baden
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	84.8%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlyle	New Baden
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlyle	New Baden
Drove alone	77.2%	66.9%
Carpooled	12.7%	12.2%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	11.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlyle	New Baden
1-unit, detached	77.0%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Carlyle	New Baden
Poverty rate	7.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1959	1980