Carmel vs Mahopac

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

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

Mahopac has the higher population (9,171 vs 7,222 in Carmel). Carmel has the higher median household income ($126,224 vs $114,867 in Mahopac). Carmel has the higher median home value ($491,300 vs $448,600 in Mahopac).

Population, income & housing

	Carmel	Mahopac
Population	7,222	9,171
Median age	46.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$126,224	$114,867
Median home value	$491,300	$448,600
Median gross rent	$1,160	$2,030
Housing units	2,923	3,698
Homeownership rate	75.2%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmel	Mahopac
Population	6,841 → 7,222 (+5.6%)	8,203 → 9,171 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$92,623 → $126,224 (+36.3%)	$89,175 → $114,867 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$396,100 → $491,300 (+24.0%)	$367,500 → $448,600 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,160 (+25.1%)	$1,349 → $2,030 (+50.5%)

Carmel

Population

6,8417,222

Median household income

$92,623$126,224

Median home value

$396,100$491,300

Median gross rent

$927$1,160

Mahopac

Population

8,2039,171

Median household income

$89,175$114,867

Median home value

$367,500$448,600

Median gross rent

$1,349$2,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmel	Mahopac
Under 5	3.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.4%
75 and over	12.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmel	Mahopac
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	68.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmel	Mahopac
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.5%
High school graduate	25.6%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmel	Mahopac
Drove alone	71.4%	71.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	7.7%
Public transit	5.9%	4.6%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	14.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmel	Mahopac
1-unit, detached	60.5%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	9.3%
20 or more units	9.3%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Carmel	Mahopac
Poverty rate	6.4%	3.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	42	42
Median year structure built	1984	1966