Carbon, Indiana

Carbon: Town in Indiana, United States

About

Carbon is a town located in the county of Clay in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its population at the 2010 census was 397 and a population density of 963 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 379 inhabitants.

Quick Facts about Carbon

Population : 379 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Indiana (United States)
County : Clay County
Postal code : 47837
Area : 0.41 km2
Named for : carbon
Altitude : 689 feet / 210 meters
Time Zone : America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Local time : 18:46:40 (10th December 2024)
Density : 919 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : -4.75% (2010-2020)

Geography

Carbon is located at 39°35'52"N 87°7'7"W (39.5978200, -87.1186300).

Carbon map

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Carbon decreased by 4.75% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 397 - census
2011 385 -3.12% estimation process
2012 383 -0.52% estimation process
2013 381 -0.52% estimation process
2014 377 -1.06% estimation process
2015 376 -0.27% estimation process
2016 374 -0.53% estimation process
2017 375 0.27% estimation process
2018 376 0.27% estimation process
2019 377 0.27% estimation process
2020 379 0.53% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 44,308
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 39,884
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : 11.1%
April 1, 2020 Population : 44,762
April 1, 2010 Population : 39,581
People under 5 years old, percentage : 6.4%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 32.0%
People over 65 (%) : 8.1%
Female persons, % : 50.8%
White only, percent : 78.9%
Black or African American alone, percent : 7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.2%
Asians alone % : 8.5%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.1%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 2.9%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 10.7%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 70.9%
2015-2019 Veterans : 1,348
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 10.1%
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 88.9%

Carbon zip code is 47837. County name: Clay, County fips: 18021

Economic Facts

Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 88.9%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $319,500
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $2,440
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $1,013
2015-2019 median gross rent : $1,795
2015-2019 Households : 12,662
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 3.39
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 91.6%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 15.3%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 97.6%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 96.2%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 52.9%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 4.3%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 2.6%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 75.1%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 69.0%
Total sales of lodging and food services in 2012 ($1,000) : 75,607
Total receipts/revenue for health care and social assistance in 2012 ($1,000) : 99,166
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 459,804
2012 total retail sales per capita : $11,363
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 35.9
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $130,614
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $43,913
Percentage of people living in poverty : 2.4%
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 3,493
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,770
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,138
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 988
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 2,361
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 235
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 3,079
2010 population per square mile : 1,704.3
2010 land area in square miles : 23.22

Schools in Carbon

College & universities near Carbon, IN

Code Name City ZIP
152318 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute (IN) 47803-3920

Stations (8)

Amtrak & bus stations near Carbon, IN

Code Name Address Type
CRF Crawfordsville Spring and Green Streets RAIL
CRB Crawfordsville (Bus), Indiana 1000 Smith Ave BUS
DVI Danville, Illinois 379 Lynch Road BUS
IND Indianapolis Union Station 350 South Illinois Street RAIL
LAF Lafayette station 200 North 2nd St. RAIL

Post offices near Carbon

Post Office Name City ZIP
Carbon Post Office Carbon (IN) 47837

Other places with the same name (4)

  • Carbon , Pennsylvania unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with a population of 368 people.
  • Carbon , Texas town in Texas with a population of 276 people.
  • Carbon , Iowa City in Adams County, Iowa, United States with a population of 31 people.

Other cities in Clay County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Clay County , IN.

City Name Population Title
Brazil 7,990 City in Indiana, United States
Eel River 3,888 Unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana
Middlebury 3,608 Human settlement in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States of America
Clay City 840 Township in Clay County, Illinois
Knightsville 769 Human settlement in Clay County, Indiana, United States of America
Harmony 535 Town in Indiana, United States
Staunton 502 Human settlement in Clay County, Indiana, United States of America
Center Point 219 Town in Indiana