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Carterville, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Carterville is a Census city of 5,818 people across 5.30 square miles of land, in Williamson County. Median household income is $62,337, 59.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carterville
What Carterville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.3 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,098
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilliamson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Carterville
- Population5,818
- Median age37.0
- Population under 181,498
- Share under 1825.7 percent
- Population 65 and over985 plus or minus 263
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households2,454
- Family households1,563
- Share of households that are families63.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carterville
- Median household income$62,337
- Per capita income$36,786
- Civilian labor force2,899
- Employed2,762
- Unemployed137 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over3,843
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carterville
- Housing units2,655
- Occupied units2,454
- Vacant units201 plus or minus 142
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied1,465
- Renter occupied989 plus or minus 206
- Ownership rate59.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$197,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$909 plus or minus $185
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units1,995
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more660 plus or minus 229
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carterville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,489
- Commuting under 15 minutes508 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more508 plus or minus 180
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Carterville (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,820,600
- Average approval$636,767
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$3,280,000
- Jobs supported53
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carterville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Carterville
- NFIP communityCity of Carterville
- NFIP community number170716
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/04/08(M)
The City of Carterville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170716 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Williamson County, not Carterville
Williamson County context, not Carterville figures
- Establishments in Williamson County1,597
- Covered employment, Williamson County28,465
- Average annual pay, Williamson County$53,081
- Housing units permitted, Williamson County138
Every figure in this section is published for Williamson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carterville.
All Williamson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carterville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carterville, Illinois?
5,818, in 2,454 households. Carterville city covers 5.30 square miles of land, which is 1,098 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carterville in?
Williamson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carterville?
$62,337. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $197,100. Median gross rent is $909 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carterville businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $125,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carterville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carterville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carterville. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Carterville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carterville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carterville, city of, community 170716, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carterville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Williamson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carterville.
Is zoning published for Carterville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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