Carmel vs Putnam Lake

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

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

Carmel has the higher population (7,222 vs 3,673 in Putnam Lake). Carmel has the higher median household income ($126,224 vs $105,284 in Putnam Lake). Carmel has the higher median home value ($491,300 vs $308,600 in Putnam Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
Population	7,222	3,673
Median age	46.0 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$126,224	$105,284
Median home value	$491,300	$308,600
Median gross rent	$1,160	$2,568
Housing units	2,923	1,582
Homeownership rate	75.2%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
Population	6,841 → 7,222 (+5.6%)	3,455 → 3,673 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$92,623 → $126,224 (+36.3%)	$91,793 → $105,284 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$396,100 → $491,300 (+24.0%)	$235,300 → $308,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,160 (+25.1%)	$1,647 → $2,568 (+55.9%)

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

Putnam Lake

Population

3,4553,673

Median household income

$91,793$105,284

Median home value

$235,300$308,600

Median gross rent

$1,647$2,568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
Under 5	3.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.1%	10.1%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.7%	20.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	8.5%
75 and over	12.1%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	61.4%
Black or African American	3.3%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
No high school diploma	6.3%	10.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
Drove alone	71.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.4%
Public transit	5.9%	6.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	10.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
1-unit, detached	60.5%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carmel	Putnam Lake
Poverty rate	6.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	42	39
Median year structure built	1984	1952