Carbondale

Population: 1,361
Median household income: $67,578
Median home value: $112,300

Carbondale, a community in Osage County, Kansas, has 1,361 residents. The median household income of $67,578 is in line with the Osage County median ($70,216).

From 2019 to 2023, Carbondale's population declined 5.4% from 1,438 to 1,361, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $79,900 to $112,300.

The median resident is 34.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,361
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,578
Median home value: $112,300
Median gross rent: $606
Housing units: 590
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4381,361

Median household income

$45,982$67,578

Median home value

$79,900$112,300

Median gross rent

$543$606

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,438	$45,982	$79,900	$543
2020	1,436	$60,938	$83,200	$534
2021	1,338	$64,688	$87,200	$594
2022	1,396	$65,764	$96,900	$621
2023	1,361	$67,578	$112,300	$606

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	4.3%
5 to 17	327	24.0%
18 to 24	104	7.6%
25 to 34	210	15.4%
35 to 44	190	14.0%
45 to 54	108	7.9%
55 to 64	171	12.6%
65 to 74	99	7.3%
75 and over	93	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,106	81.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	1.0%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.7%
Two or more races	107	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	10.8%
High school graduate	360	41.3%
Some college or associate's	253	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	115	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	49	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	531	73.2%
Carpooled	77	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	12.0%
Other means	6	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	22.6%
15 to 29 min	326	51.1%
30 to 44 min	128	20.1%
45 to 59 min	20	3.1%
60+ min	20	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 15.2% (207 of 1,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	369	64.2%
Nonfamily households	206	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	575	97.5%
Vacant	15	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	392	68.2%
Renter-occupied	183	31.8%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	458	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	39	6.6%
5 to 19 units	52	8.8%
20 or more units	16	2.7%
Mobile home & other	23	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2010600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.8218, -95.6932