Moving to Carbon, Indiana

Population: 334. Estimated population in July 2024: 342 (+2.4% change)
Males: 160 (47.9%), Females: 174 (52.1%)

Clay County

Zip code: 47837

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $35,208
Median house value: $38,800

Population by Race

Races in Carbon:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: United States (19.5%), German (12.0%), Irish (8.1%), French (3.0%), Danish (2.1%), English (1.8%).

Elevation: 687 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carbon

• High school or higher: 75.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 8.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carbon town

• Never married: 17.3%
• Now married: 64.2%
• Separated: 3.7%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 10.3%

2.7% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carbon:

• ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; BRAZIL, IN)
• PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN)
• HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 21 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carbon:

• TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 17 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
• MONROE COUNTY (about 47 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: BMG)
• PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carbon:

• BRAZIL CLAY COUNTY (about 10 miles; BRAZIL, IN; Abbreviation: 0I2)
• SKY KING (about 19 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: 3I3)
• PUTNAM COUNTY (about 22 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Abbreviation: 4I7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carbon:

• DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
• INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
• IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 25 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)
• PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 59 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
• IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)
• BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)