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Place dossier plate
SheetIL-CARRIER-MILLS-IL ยท Carrier Mills, IL 1,702 pop ยท income 20th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Carrier Mills
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Carrier Mills on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Venice ยท lowest
34,609
Venice ยท lowest
34,609 median HH income
25.4% of the leader ยท rank #1
Farmingdale ยท near
50,263
Farmingdale ยท near
50,263 median HH income
36.8% of the leader ยท rank #2
Hurt ยท near
50,263
Hurt ยท near
50,263 median HH income
36.8% of the leader ยท rank #3
Tavernier ยท near
50,267
Tavernier ยท near
50,267 median HH income
36.8% of the leader ยท rank #4
Carrier Mills ยท this city
50,269
Carrier Mills ยท this city
50,269 median HH income
36.8% of the leader ยท rank #5
Crystal ยท near
50,278
Crystal ยท near
50,278 median HH income
36.9% of the leader ยท rank #6
Pittsford ยท highest
136,429
Pittsford ยท highest
136,429 median HH income
100.0% of the leader ยท rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Carrier Mills on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,702.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Carrier Mills - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Carrier Mills places in the 20th percentile for household income and the 46th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
20th
percentile, household income
1st
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
46th
percentile, safety
๐ How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Carrier Mills, IL
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,702 residents in Carrier Mills, a small town within Illinois. Households in Carrier Mills report a median income of $50,269 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 19.5%. Carrier Mills's housing stock carries a median value of $57,300, and the median resident age is 40.5 years. About 10.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 50.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Carrier Mills reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1514.2 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Illinois at 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,063 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Illinois's average monthly utility costs around $240 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 54.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Carrier Mills's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to schools and households to reported crime to comparison shortlist to population change to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Carrier Mills, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Carrier Mills?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 19.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
What does the education layer cover for Carrier Mills?
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 10.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Carrier Mills?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1514.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 34% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Carrier Mills?
Within Illinois, the closest population matches are De Soto (1,701 residents, $52,131 income); Cairo (1,699 residents, $35,493 income); Heritage Lake (1,708 residents, $117,422 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sedgwick, KS (1,702 residents); Glen Gardner, NJ (1,702 residents); Port Norris, NJ (1,702 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Carrier Mills growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -69 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -4.1% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-4.1%
2025 estimate
1,595
2020 estimate
1,664
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020โ2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Carrier Mills?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 97.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
0.0%
Drive alone
97.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 675 workers age 16+.
Above-average cost ยท BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
F
City profile score ยท Carrier Mills, IL
30/100
5 published dimensions ยท ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime C+
126 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living D
100.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 โ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$50,269
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop โฅ1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
19.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
10.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Carrier Mills profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 64/100 (C+) ยท 126 /100k
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) ยท 100.0 index
Household income: 21/100 (F) ยท $50,269
Poverty rate: 14/100 (F) ยท 19.5%
Bachelor's+ share: 6/100 (F) ยท 10.0%
Where Carrier Mills sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Carrier Mills's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Carrier Mills highlighted among 22 peers.Read the chart values
Carrier Mills, IL (this city): home $57,300, crime 1,514/100k
De Kalb, TX : home $99,900, crime 69/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Carrier Mills compare to other US cities?
Here's how Carrier Mills stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income20% higher than other cities
Home value1% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety46% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Illinois alone, Carrier Mills ranks #310 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Carrier Mills against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Illinois only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Illinois-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Carrier Mills near the bottom of Illinois's cities
Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Carrier Mills ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Carrier Mills only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,091 of 1,311
17th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,336
0th percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#1,244 of 1,315
5th percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#125 of 1,335
91st percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,085 of 1,336
18th percentile in Illinois
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Illinois only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
20th percentile nationally for median household income ยท 46th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Carrier Mills's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Carrier Mills's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Carrier Mills's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$57,300Among the most affordablemore affordable than 99% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates ยท 2023
Carrier Mills's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.1ร
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0ร
National rank
#81 of 15,516
More affordable than 99% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#81 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.1ร, Carrier Mills sits in the affordable band:
national rank #81 of 15,516 and #81 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value รท median household income for cities with both fields and population โฅ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0โ5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$50,269Carrier Mills, IL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Carrier Mills, IL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Carrier Mills, IL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)10.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)19.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)50.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,702
Median Income
$50,269
Median Home Value
$57,300
Median Age
40.5
Poverty Rate
19.5%
Labor force participation
50.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1514.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
126.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1388.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020โ2025
Carrier Mills's Census PEP population estimates, 2020โ2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
1,664 residents
2021
1,640 residents
2022
1,622 residents
2023
1,611 residents
2024
1,600 residents
2025
1,595 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
97.0%
Carpool
2.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 675 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Illinois statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $240
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Illinois at $240 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Illinois statewide averages, not a meter reading for Carrier Mills. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Illinois's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Carrier Mills is $1,063/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Illinois statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 54.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Illinois statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Carrier Mills sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Carrier Mills compares to similar-size Illinois cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.