ZIP 62903 · Carbondale
Who lives in ZIP code 62903 (Carbondale, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carbondale, IL · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People2,666
Median age24.6
Household income$46,818
Home value$165,982
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty24.5%
College degree+46.9%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Carbondale, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 51 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,188
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.3% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
22.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,406.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.2%
- Never married
- 55.7%
- Divorced
- 5.7%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 58.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 41.3%
- Rent burden
- 37.7%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 3.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 8.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.