Editing Carbondale, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 2213
|1890= 2832
|1900= 3318
|1910= 5411
|1920= 6207
|1930= 7528
|1940= 8550
|1950= 10921
|1960= 14670
|1970= 22816
|1980= 26414
|1990= 27033
|2000= 25597
|2010= 25902
|2020= 25083
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Carbondale city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Carbondale city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1711163&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carbondale city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1711163&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carbondale city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1711163&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,384
|15,571
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,507
|64.72%
|60.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.65%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,750
|6,560
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,560
|22.97%
|25.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.44%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|39
|69
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53
|0.19%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,373
|1,448
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,713
|6.64%
|5.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.07%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|57
|78
|style='background: #ffffe6; |135
|0.28%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|433
|749
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,243
|2.09%
|2.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|630
|1,410
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,634
|3.05%
|5.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,681'''
|'''25,902'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''21,857'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1711163 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 21,857 people, 11,103 households, and 3,757 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|1,225.72|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 12,312 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|690.44|/sqmi|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the city was 54.33% White, 25.74% African American, 0.53% Native American, 7.86% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.88% from other races, and 7.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.48% of the population.

There were 11,103 households, out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 18.83% were married couples living together, 12.57% had a female householder with no husband present, and 66.16% were non-families. 49.42% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 1.96.

The city's age distribution consisted of 11.9% under the age of 18, 38.3% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,093, and the median income for a family was $53,590. Males had a median income of $18,141 versus $20,475 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,878. About 24.6% of families and 39.6% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 46.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Traditional measures of income and poverty can be misleading when applied to cities with high student populations, such as Carbondale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb13-tps73.html |title=When Off-Campus College Students are Excluded, Poverty Rates Fall in Many College Towns - Poverty - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=2014-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801112834/http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb13-tps73.html |archive-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.policyblognh.org/policy_blog_nh/2011/11/a-study-in-poverty-or-how-college-towns-skew-census-data.html |title=Policyblognh.org |access-date=November 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110233521/http://www.policyblognh.org/policy_blog_nh/2011/11/a-study-in-poverty-or-how-college-towns-skew-census-data.html |archive-date=November 10, 2014 |url-status=usurped |df=mdy-all}}</ref>