Carlisle is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 618 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carlisle is the 379th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Carlisle was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
The town 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 town, 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 9.84% 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 $26,786, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,144 for a family of four. However, Carlisle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Carlisle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.