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Carbondale, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Carbondale is a Census city of 1,341 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Osage County. Median household income is $75,750, 71.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carbondale
What Carbondale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,834
- County holding the largest share of its areaOsage 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.
Carbondale
How many people live in Carbondale
- Population1,341
- Median age36.1
- Population under 18360 plus or minus 93
- Share under 1826.8 percent
- Population 65 and over189 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households580
- Family households351
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carbondale
Income and work in Carbondale
- Median household income$75,750
- Per capita income$35,970
- Civilian labor force764
- Employed759
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over855
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carbondale
Housing in Carbondale
- Housing units595
- Occupied units580
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied417
- Renter occupied163 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate71.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$617 plus or minus $175
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Single family units479
- Share single family80.5 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Units in buildings of two or more87 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more14.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carbondale
How Carbondale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute666
- Commuting under 15 minutes147 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more165 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home10.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carbondale
Flood risk in Carbondale
- NFIP communityCity of Carbondale
- NFIP community number200250
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date05/17/22
The City of Carbondale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200250 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Osage County, not Carbondale
Osage County context, not Carbondale figures
- Establishments in Osage County261
- Covered employment, Osage County2,941
- Average annual pay, Osage County$38,780
- Housing units permitted, Osage County46
Every figure in this section is published for Osage County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carbondale.
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.
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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
Carbondale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carbondale, Kansas?
1,341, in 580 households. Carbondale city covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 1,834 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carbondale in?
Osage 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 Carbondale?
$75,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,400. Median gross rent is $617 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Carbondale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carbondale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carbondale, city of, community 200250, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Carbondale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Osage 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 Carbondale.
Is zoning published for Carbondale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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