COMPARING TWO PLACES
Energy vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Energy, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Energy is 89% smaller than Carbondale. Energy earns more, with a median household income $17,641 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -15%).
ENERGYCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population9608,731−89% vs Carbondale
Population density8032,692−1,889
Population growth-15.0%-0.7%−14.3 pts
Median age48.542.3+6.2
Male42.8%51.6%−8.9 pts
Female57.2%48.4%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.4%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%80.2%+0.2 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%10.9%−8.9 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other16.9%6.7%+10.2 pts
Median household income$65,357$47,716+$17,641
Per capita income$35,774$27,436+$8,338
Poverty rate15.2%26.4%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.455−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%19.0%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree9.5%7.5%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%8.4%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation53.7%52.7%+1.0 pts
Median home value$151,800$132,200+$19,600
Median gross rent$638$660−$22
Owner-occupied81.6%51.2%+30.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%11.2%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.2%49.8%−1.5 pts
Average commute20.819.4+1.4
Worked from home7.0%4.7%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured3.6%3.5%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025