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"The Pioneer City"
Carbondale is a city in Lackawanna County, in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre metro area.
The community was named for the presence of coal
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Pennsylvania named Carbondale. For links to other places called Carbondale, PA, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Carbondale is 41.573N. The longitude is -75.502W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,086 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 9,487.
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$27,574National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Carbondale demographic reports
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11% of Carbondale residents report German ancestry, and 25% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Carbondale ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Carbondale was $14,914, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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13% of Carbondale residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Carbondale, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $296. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $885.
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Lackawanna County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Carbondale political report.
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The average commute time for Carbondale workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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