CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Carbon Cliff

Illinois · 1,492 residents · 2.10 sq mi

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Carbon Cliff is a city of 1,492 people in Illinois. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $42,000. Households here earn about 17% less than in Illinois as a whole. The population has fallen 12% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,492

−12%vs 2000

vs 1,689 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.10 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(134)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(88)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(115)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(91)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(239)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(234)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(194)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(174)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,689

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,921 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,708

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,998 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$395

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $528 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

+9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(1,468)

Black4.4%(75)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(98)

Asian0.5%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(1,456)

Black1.5%(22)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(58)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.8%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.4%(266)

Spaniard0.2%(5)

Ancestry

German20.3%(437)

Irish10.5%(225)

English5%(108)

Swedish4.9%(105)

Subsaharan African4.4%(94)

American3.7%(80)

Belgian2.6%(57)

Italian1.6%(34)

Scottish1.4%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(13)

Swiss0.6%(12)

Czech0.5%(10)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(10)

French Canadian0.4%(8)

Slovene0.4%(8)

Ghanaian0.3%(7)

British0.2%(4)

French0.2%(4)

Norwegian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43%(357)

Married48.9%(406)

Widowed2.7%(22)

Divorced5.4%(45)

Women 15+

Never married36.2%(318)

Married43.7%(384)

Widowed7.4%(65)

Divorced12.6%(111)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.5%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)28.3%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.7%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 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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