Carbon

Population: 285
Median household income: $61,250
Median home value: $57,800

Located in Eastland County, Texas, Carbon is a community with a population of 285. The median household income of $61,250 is above the Eastland County median ($51,741).

From 2019 to 2023, Carbon's population declined 18.1% from 348 to 285, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $43,900 to $57,800.

The median resident is 37.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 285
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,250
Median home value: $57,800
Median gross rent: $1,528
Housing units: 161
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

348285

Median household income

$47,917$61,250

Median home value

$43,900$57,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	348	$47,917	$43,900	—
2020	302	$46,250	$48,300	—
2021	262	$39,167	$39,600	$950
2022	287	$55,833	$40,000	$1,313
2023	285	$61,250	$57,800	$1,528

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	3.9%
5 to 17	69	24.2%
18 to 24	12	4.2%
25 to 34	39	13.7%
35 to 44	29	10.2%
45 to 54	23	8.1%
55 to 64	44	15.4%
65 to 74	39	13.7%
75 and over	19	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	188	66.0%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	31.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	17.1%
High school graduate	86	44.6%
Some college or associate's	52	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	22	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled18.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	84	73.7%
Carpooled	21	18.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	5.3%
Other means	3	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	25.0%
15 to 29 min	41	38.0%
30 to 44 min	19	17.6%
45 to 59 min	5	4.6%
60+ min	16	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 4.9% (14 of 283)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	66.4%
Nonfamily households	36	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	107	66.5%
Vacant	54	33.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90	84.1%
Renter-occupied	17	15.9%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	113	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	29.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4812736
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.2684, -98.8272