Carlisle is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,151 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carlisle is the 190th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Carlisle isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carlisle are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carlisle is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlisle who work in office and administrative support (15.28%), healthcare suport services (13.43%), and management occupations (8.19%). The overall crime rate in Carlisle is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Carlisle has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Carlisle a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Carlisle does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Carlisle have a very low rate of college education: just 7.01% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Carlisle in 2022 was $22,969, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,876 for a family of four. The people who call Carlisle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carlisle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carlisle include Irish, English, Dutch, Scottish, and German. The most common language spoken in Carlisle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
