Carbondale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,633 people and three associated neighborhoods, Carbondale is the 76th largest community in Colorado.

Carbondale home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Carbondale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Carbondale is also a town of artists. Carbondale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carbondale’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Carbondale is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Despite being a small town, Carbondale has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Carbondale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Carbondale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Carbondale in 2022 was $54,323, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,292 for a family of four. However, Carbondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carbondale is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carbondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carbondale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Carbondale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carbondale include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Carbondale's cultural character, accounting for 15.16% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Carbondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.