Carbondale

Population: 8,820
Median household income: $48,592
Median home value: $118,800

Carbondale, a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has 8,820 residents. Its median household income of $48,592 runs below the Lackawanna County figure of $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, Carbondale's population grew 4.1% from 8,471 to 8,820, while its median home value rose 31.0% from $90,700 to $118,800.

55.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,820
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,592
Median home value: $118,800
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 4,470
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4718,820

Median household income

$40,103$48,592

Median home value

$90,700$118,800

Median gross rent

$711$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,471	$40,103	$90,700	$711
2020	8,438	$42,618	$97,500	$710
2021	8,828	$47,718	$97,900	$742
2022	8,818	$52,681	$112,700	$788
2023	8,820	$48,592	$118,800	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	629	7.1%
5 to 17	1,218	13.8%
18 to 24	519	5.9%
25 to 34	1,235	14.0%
35 to 44	1,090	12.4%
45 to 54	767	8.7%
55 to 64	1,327	15.0%
65 to 74	1,113	12.6%
75 and over	922	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,996	79.3%
Black or African American	198	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	134	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.3%
Two or more races	351	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,113	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	646	10.0%
High school graduate	2,646	41.0%
Some college or associate's	1,959	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	709	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	494	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,631	78.3%
Carpooled	210	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	343	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	4.4%
Other means	30	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,265	39.4%
15 to 29 min	1,103	34.3%
30 to 44 min	601	18.7%
45 to 59 min	174	5.4%
60+ min	71	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 25.0% (2,151 of 8,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,145	55.1%
Nonfamily households	1,751	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,896	87.2%
Vacant	574	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,052	52.7%
Renter-occupied	1,844	47.3%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units25.9%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,486	55.6%
1-unit, attached	311	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,157	25.9%
5 to 19 units	236	5.3%
20 or more units	280	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4211232
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5714, -75.5048