Carbondale, IL

Carbondale is a small city in Illinois with a population of 21,813. Residents earn $29,670 per year, which is 61% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

21,813 Population 1,248/sq mi density

$29,670 Median Income $23,849 per capita

$124,800 Home Value $138,426 Zillow

$750 Median Rent 34.4% income on rent

56°F Avg Temperature 305 sunny days/yr

824 Violent Crime/100K 3,692 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

2.4 / 5.0

$29,670 median income, 5.1% unemployment

Affordability

4.3 / 5.0

$124,800 home value, $750/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

824 violent crimes/100K (117% above avg)

A+

Education

4.7 / 5.0

46.3% bachelor's degree or higher

UFO Sightings Near Carbondale, IL

10 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Carbondale, IL.

Name	Year	Description
Carbondale, IL	2009	3 bright lights over southern IL ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS and Shuttle. PD))
Carbondale, IL	2007	Triangular object moving at an extremely slow speed covered the starlit sky as it flew across local neighborhood
Carbondale, IL	2006	Apparent fixed wing aircraft flying at a few thousand feet making no noise.
Carbondale, IL	2004	there were 3 lignst forming a horizomtal line
Carbondale, IL	2003	I saw a metalic triangle with semi-cirles at the points traveling above the tree line N to NW at 3:35 PM. It picked up speed and left.
Carbondale, IL	2003	the lights were really bright like meteors burning in the sky&#44 but they hovered and went different directions northeast and northwest.
Carbondale, IL	2000	Bright light moving across sky at very fast speed & very high alttitude
Carbondale, IL	1998	I saw a spherical object at a distance. It had a slight green glow. It just appeared&#44 then took off in a northeast direction very qui
Carbondale, IL	1998	a Black object not moving. It was about 1500-2000 feet in altitude&#44 and about the size of a gumball held at arms length.
Carbondale, IL	1998	An unidentified flying object sited over Carbondale Illinois. The object travelled from North to South in a direct path at a speed tha