City in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania · 3.2 sq mi · 2,690 people per sq mi
About 8,700 people live in Carbondale. The typical household earns $47,716, and the median resident is 42.3 years old.
2026 projection
From 8,774 in 2020
Poverty rate 26.42%
Men 37.6 · Women 44.9
1840–2026
8,724
2026 projection
0.6% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1840–2026
8,724
2026 projection
0.6% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 8,724 | -7 | 0.08% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,731 | -17 | 0.19% |
| 2024 | 8,748 | -8 | 0.09% |
| 2023 | 8,756 | -4 | 0.05% |
| 2022 | 8,760 | -18 | 0.21% |
| 2021 | 8,778 | +4 | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 8,774 | +397 | 4.74% |
| 2019 | 8,377 | -46 | 0.55% |
| 2018 | 8,423 | -32 | 0.38% |
| 2017 | 8,455 | -56 | 0.66% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 88 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 4 residents
39% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 39% | 42% | 37% |
| Never married | 33% | 40% | 27% |
| Divorced | 17% | 14% | 20% |
| Widowed | 8% | 4% | 13% |
| Separated | 2% | 2% | 3% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau