Carlisle is home to 4,255 people in Iowa. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 45% more than in Iowa as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,191, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Carlisle
What changed most since 1990
White share99.2% → 93.3%(−5.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.5% → 84.0%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate10.1% → 3.1%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(49)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era4%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II27.4%(55)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 201 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Carlisle, decade by decade
Carlisle population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,236
$78,559
$140,404
14.7%
2.1
2000
3,497
$86,580
$168,685
21.8%
6.6
2010
3,876
$85,817
$194,207
27.6%
10.8
2020
4,160
$104,341
$198,532
29.3%
19.5
2024
4,255
$109,191
$234,300
28.6%
16.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
