Carbon Hill

Population: 485
Median household income: $100,368
Median home value: $217,100

Carbon Hill is a community in Grundy County, Illinois, home to 485 residents. Its median household income of $100,368 runs above the Grundy County figure of $93,060.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carbon Hill's population grew 50.6% from 322 to 485, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $156,000 to $217,100.

8.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 485
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $100,368
Median home value: $217,100
Median gross rent: $1,229
Housing units: 177
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

322485

Median household income

$63,750$100,368

Median home value

$156,000$217,100

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,229

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	322	$63,750	$156,000	$1,188
2020	386	$66,250	$167,300	$1,054
2021	388	$83,750	$174,100	$1,125
2022	437	$93,438	$202,500	$1,152
2023	485	$100,368	$217,100	$1,229

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	9.1%
5 to 17	87	17.9%
18 to 24	70	14.4%
25 to 34	56	11.5%
35 to 44	43	8.9%
45 to 54	67	13.8%
55 to 64	56	11.5%
65 to 74	40	8.2%
75 and over	22	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	415	85.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.6%
Two or more races	9	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	4.6%
High school graduate	142	50.0%
Some college or associate's	104	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	21	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled17.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	194	79.8%
Carpooled	42	17.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	33.9%
15 to 29 min	77	32.6%
30 to 44 min	44	18.6%
45 to 59 min	13	5.5%
60+ min	22	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 7.0% (34 of 485)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	74.8%
Nonfamily households	41	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	163	92.1%
Vacant	14	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	134	82.2%
Renter-occupied	29	17.8%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	91.0%
1-unit, attached	2	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711176
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2969, -88.2999