Carlyle is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,208 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 sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlyle who work in healthcare (11.76%), sales jobs (9.74%), and management occupations (8.33%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The percentage of people in Carlyle who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.37% of adults in Carlyle have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carlyle in 2022 was $37,421, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,684 for a family of four. However, Carlyle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carlyle is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, French, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Carlyle is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
