Carbondale is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Carbondale, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Carbondale in 100 adults: 21 with a bachelor’s degree or more (KS: 36)
72 in 100 households own their home, against 67 across KS. The census count changed by −6% from 2010 to 2020. Carbondale is home to about 1,296 people (2025 Census estimate). Kids under 18 are 27 in every 100 residents.
Median age 36.1 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Among residents 18 to 24, 87% are men (KS 53%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Carbondale says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Carbondale
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Carbondale’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Carbondale or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Carbondale in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.