Carlyle is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,218 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carlyle is the 449th largest community in Illinois.

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.

The citizens of Carlyle are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.23% of adults in Carlyle having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carlyle in 2022 was $29,777, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,108 for a family of four. However, Carlyle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, French, Irish, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Carlyle is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.