Carbondale vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Carbondale and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Carbondale and Scranton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carbondale has the higher population (1,361 vs 891 in Scranton). Carbondale has the higher median household income ($67,578 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Carbondale has the higher median home value ($112,300 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Carbondale	Scranton
Population	1,361	891
Median age	34.5 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,578	$53,767
Median home value	$112,300	$75,500
Median gross rent	$606	$642
Housing units	590	392
Homeownership rate	68.2%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carbondale	Scranton
Population	1,438 → 1,361 (-5.4%)	585 → 891 (+52.3%)
Median household income	$45,982 → $67,578 (+47.0%)	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$79,900 → $112,300 (+40.6%)	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $606 (+11.6%)	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)

Carbondale

Population

1,4381,361

Median household income

$45,982$67,578

Median home value

$79,900$112,300

Median gross rent

$543$606

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carbondale	Scranton
Under 5	4.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	24.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	7.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.8%
75 and over	6.8%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carbondale	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	2.6%
Two or more races	7.9%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carbondale	Scranton
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	41.3%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carbondale	Scranton
Drove alone	73.2%	85.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.8%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carbondale	Scranton
1-unit, detached	77.6%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Carbondale	Scranton
Poverty rate	15.2%	18.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1975	1978