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Population (year 2000): 20,681
Males: 10,651 (51.5%), Females: 10,030 (48.5%)
Jackson County
Zip codes:
62901.
Median resident age: 24.7 years
Median household income: $15,882 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,400 (year 2000)
Races in Carbondale:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.7%)
- Black (23.1%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Chinese (1.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.5%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Korean (1.1%)
- Japanese (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (18.5%), Irish (11.4%),
English (9.1%), United States (4.6%), Italian (4.1%), Polish
(3.6%).
Elevation: 415 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carbondale
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carbondale city
- Never married: 58.8%
- Now married: 27.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 7.7%
10.6% Foreign born (6.8% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 1.2%
Africa).
Hospital/medical center in Carbondale:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (404 W MAIN)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carbondale:
- ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
MURPHYSBORO, IL)
- HERRIN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HERRIN, IL)
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 19
miles; ANNA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Carbondale:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 4 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 43 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carbondale:
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 19 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
- BENTON MUNI (about 28 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
- SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD (about 43 miles;
SPARTA, IL; ID: SAR)
Amtrak station:
CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid
short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Carbondale:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE
(Full-time enrollment: 19,742; Location: FANER HALL
2179; Public; Website: www.siuc.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-SYSTEMS OFFICE
(Location: 111 COLYER HALL; Public; Website:
www.siu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Carbondale:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 86
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 93 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 95
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
Public high school in Carbondale:
- CARBONDALE COMM H S (Students: 1,236;
Location: 1301 E WALNUT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Carbondale:
- BREHM PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 1245 EAST GRAND AVE; Grades: 6 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Carbondale:
- UNITY POINT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 741;
Location: 4033 S ILLINOIS AVE; Grades: PK - 08)
- CARBONDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 1150 E GRAND AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PARRISH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location:
121 N PARRISH LN; Grades: PK - 02)
- THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 1025 N WALL STREET; Grades: 02 - 03)
- LEWIS SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 801
SOUTH LEWIS LANE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- GIANT CITY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 277;
Location: 1062 BOSKYDELL ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- LAKELAND SCHOOL (Location: PO BOX 968;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Carbondale:
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: P O BOX 40; Grades: KG - 8)
- CARBONDALE NEW SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: 1302 E PLEASANT HILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Carbondale:
- CARBONDALE P.L. (Operating income: $515,879;
Location: 405 WEST MAIN STREET; 85,288 books; 1,594
audio materials; 1,195 video materials; 158 serial
subscriptions)
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