Carlyle is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,218 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carlyle is the 449th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carlyle is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carlyle is a city of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlyle who work in teaching (9.65%), sales jobs (9.49%), and management occupations (8.00%). Also of interest is that Carlyle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The population of Carlyle overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carlyle, 23.23% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carlyle in 2022 was $29,777, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,108 for a family of four. However, Carlyle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Carlyle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carlyle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carlyle include German, French, Irish, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Carlyle is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
