COMPARING TWO PLACES
Murphysboro vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Murphysboro, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Murphysboro is 20% smaller than Carbondale. Carbondale earns more, with a median household income $3,562 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
MURPHYSBOROCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,9778,731−20% vs Carbondale
Population density1,3292,692−1,363
Population growth-11.0%-0.7%−10.3 pts
Median age39.542.3−2.8
Male44.1%51.6%−7.6 pts
Female55.9%48.4%+7.6 pts
Foreign-born2.1%1.4%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.8%80.2%−9.4 pts
Black15.7%2.2%+13.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%10.9%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.3%6.7%−0.4 pts
Median household income$44,154$47,716−$3,562
Per capita income$29,101$27,436+$1,665
Poverty rate14.9%26.4%−11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.455−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%19.0%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree8.3%7.5%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%8.4%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation58.2%52.7%+5.5 pts
Median home value$85,900$132,200−$46,300
Median gross rent$697$660+$37
Owner-occupied49.8%51.2%−1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%11.2%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%49.8%−8.3 pts
Average commute20.819.4+1.5
Worked from home13.4%4.7%+8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured7.5%3.5%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025