Carmel vs Noblesville

A side-by-side comparison of Carmel and Noblesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Carmel and Noblesville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carmel has the higher population (100,501 vs 71,940 in Noblesville). Carmel has the higher median household income ($134,602 vs $102,319 in Noblesville). Carmel has the higher median home value ($455,500 vs $321,800 in Noblesville).

Population, income & housing

	Carmel	Noblesville
Population	100,501	71,940
Median age	40.5 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$134,602	$102,319
Median home value	$455,500	$321,800
Median gross rent	$1,607	$1,284
Housing units	40,477	28,170
Homeownership rate	74.6%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.5%	51.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmel	Noblesville
Population	97,464 → 100,501 (+3.1%)	63,071 → 71,940 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$112,765 → $134,602 (+19.4%)	$82,218 → $102,319 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$333,200 → $455,500 (+36.7%)	$209,100 → $321,800 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,207 → $1,607 (+33.1%)	$1,039 → $1,284 (+23.6%)

Carmel

Population

97,464100,501

Median household income

$112,765$134,602

Median home value

$333,200$455,500

Median gross rent

$1,207$1,607

Noblesville

Population

63,07171,940

Median household income

$82,218$102,319

Median home value

$209,100$321,800

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmel	Noblesville
Under 5	5.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.6%
75 and over	5.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmel	Noblesville
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	82.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	11.6%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmel	Noblesville
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.5%
High school graduate	8.0%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	42.5%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmel	Noblesville
Drove alone	69.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	25.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmel	Noblesville
1-unit, detached	70.4%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	13.3%
20 or more units	8.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Carmel	Noblesville
Poverty rate	3.7%	5.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1997	2002