Carbondale's Livability
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C-
Affordability -
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Housing -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
B+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Carbondale, CA
Carbondale, CA is located in Amador County in the state of California.
The total City Population for Carbondale is about 11,353 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $278,200, which is roughly 53% lower than the Average Home Value of $588,722 for the state of California, and roughly 22% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $67,635, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $83,076 for the state of California, and roughly 4% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.55Male Population Estimate: 68.2%
Female Population Estimate: 31.8%
Median Age: 42.1
Male Median Age: 41.7
Female Median Age: 43.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:21.6%
Other:8.6%
Black:7.8%
Indian:4.2%
Asian:2%
Hawaiian:0.5%
Voting
![Dianne Feinstein](/assets/images/politicians/senators/dianne_feinstein.jpg)
![Alex Padilla](/assets/images/politicians/senators/alex_padilla.jpg)
![Gavin Newsom](/assets/images/politicians/governors/gavin_newsom.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 36.55%
Libertarian: 1.56%
Green: 0.49%
Other: 0.48%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Carbondale specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Amador County: About 5.65172 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Amador County: About 237.071 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Amador County is about 30% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
California is ranked #4 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 84.2 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 66.74The average living wage for the state of California is $40.83/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives California a minimum wage score of 51.89 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $13.00/hr, which gives California a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for California is $260.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 39.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ California does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ California does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ California does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ California does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ California does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ California does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X California does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ California does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ California does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X California does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ California does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ California does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ California does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ California does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ California does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ California does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ California does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ California does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 95640Latitude: 38.408800
Longitude: -121.006900
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 386.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 209