Carbon Cliff vs Silvis

A side-by-side comparison of Carbon Cliff and Silvis: population, income, housing, and more.

Carbon Cliff and Silvis are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Silvis has the higher population (7,939 vs 2,248 in Carbon Cliff). Silvis has the higher median household income ($67,569 vs $55,000 in Carbon Cliff). Silvis has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $124,600 in Carbon Cliff).

Population, income & housing

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
Population	2,248	7,939
Median age	34.7 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$67,569
Median home value	$124,600	$161,300
Median gross rent	$972	$975
Housing units	889	4,538
Homeownership rate	51.1%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
Population	1,859 → 2,248 (+20.9%)	7,497 → 7,939 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$40,927 → $55,000 (+34.4%)	$53,634 → $67,569 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $124,600 (+19.9%)	$117,600 → $161,300 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $972 (+16.1%)	$798 → $975 (+22.2%)

Carbon Cliff

Population

1,8592,248

Median household income

$40,927$55,000

Median home value

$103,900$124,600

Median gross rent

$837$972

Silvis

Population

7,4977,939

Median household income

$53,634$67,569

Median home value

$117,600$161,300

Median gross rent

$798$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
Under 5	4.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	24.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	11.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	13.5%
75 and over	11.0%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	74.4%
Black or African American	11.9%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
No high school diploma	20.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	35.0%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
Drove alone	68.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	14.2%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	12.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	3.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
1-unit, detached	60.3%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	19.5%	6.2%
20 or more units	10.1%	22.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Carbon Cliff	Silvis
Poverty rate	17.3%	16.2%
Average household size	2.68	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1974	1974