Carlisle, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,255

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

1.89% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.09%

22.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$109,191

11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$234,300

Population & Diversity

Carlisle, IA is home to a population of 4.26k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.1% of Carlisle, IA residents were born outside of the country (47 people).

In 2024, there were 34.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.97k people) in Carlisle, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 115 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 63 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Carlisle, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carlisle, IA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Carlisle, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carlisle, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.97k ± 144
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
115 ± 121
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
63 ± 53

5.05%

Hispanic Population

215 people

5.05% of the people in Carlisle, IA are hispanic (215 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carlisle, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

0.908%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

38 people

As of 2024, 1.1% of Carlisle, IA residents (47 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carlisle, IA was 0.908%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Carlisle, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

World War II
55 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 42
Gulf War (1990s)
37 ± 38

Carlisle, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in World War II, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Carlisle, IA.

Economy

The economy of Carlisle, IA employs 2.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carlisle, IA were Finance & Insurance (341 people), Retail Trade (302 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (243 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($84,155), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,446), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($77,857).

Employment

Occupations

2.23k

2024 Value

± 328

0.722%

1 Year growth

± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carlisle, IA grew at a rate of 0.722%, from 2.22k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carlisle, IA, are Sales & Related Occupations (318 people), Management Occupations (216 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (189 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carlisle, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.23k

2024 Value

± 328

0.722%

1 Year growth

± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carlisle, IA grew at a rate of 0.722%, from 2.22k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carlisle, IA, are Finance & Insurance (341 people), Retail Trade (302 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (243 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carlisle, IA, though some of these residents may live in Carlisle, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,456

Median earning men ± $7,386

$60,905

Median earning women ± $12,433

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,182), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,851), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,152).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,846), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,900), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carlisle, IA was $234,300 in 2024, which is 0.704 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $208,100 to $234,300, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Carlisle, IA is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carlisle, IA have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carlisle, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$234,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,615

$1,304

Median Property Taxes

±$210

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carlisle, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carlisle, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2024

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Carlisle, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carlisle, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$109,191

Median Household Income

± $25,012

1.55k

Number of Households

± 255

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.55k households in Carlisle, IA grew to $109,191 from the previous year's value of $98,333.

The following chart displays the households in Carlisle, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carlisle, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (8.39%)

In 2024, 77.6% of workers in Carlisle, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carlisle, IA have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.61% of the workforce in Carlisle, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carlisle, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carlisle, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carlisle, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carlisle, IA (129 out of 4.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carlisle, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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