One downside of living in Carlisle, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.34 minutes every day commuting to work.
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 8.46% 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 $23,488, 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 $93,952 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 Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Carlisle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
