Mount Carmel

Population: 6,892
Median household income: $45,884
Median home value: $88,500

Mount Carmel, a community in Wabash County, Illinois, has 6,892 residents. The median household income of $45,884 is below the Wabash County median ($53,650).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Carmel's population declined 1.8% from 7,019 to 6,892, while its median home value rose 12.5% from $78,700 to $88,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.1% of the population. 79.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,892
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $45,884
Median home value: $88,500
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 3,443
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0196,892

Median household income

$43,656$45,884

Median home value

$78,700$88,500

Median gross rent

$606$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,019	$43,656	$78,700	$606
2020	6,922	$41,675	$76,200	$668
2021	6,937	$41,177	$75,800	$631
2022	6,978	$44,723	$84,500	$688
2023	6,892	$45,884	$88,500	$750

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	3.7%
5 to 17	1,227	17.8%
18 to 24	556	8.1%
25 to 34	640	9.3%
35 to 44	827	12.0%
45 to 54	805	11.7%
55 to 64	958	13.9%
65 to 74	929	13.5%
75 and over	695	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,347	92.1%
Black or African American	99	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	107	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	179	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	159	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's41.2%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	377	7.8%
High school graduate	1,666	34.3%
Some college or associate's	2,002	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	567	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	242	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,215	79.4%
Carpooled	372	13.3%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	98	3.5%
Bicycle	16	0.6%
Worked from home	45	1.6%
Other means	42	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,227	44.7%
15 to 29 min	780	28.4%
30 to 44 min	263	9.6%
45 to 59 min	199	7.3%
60+ min	275	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 15.9% (1,066 of 6,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,732	56.2%
Nonfamily households	1,351	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,083	89.5%
Vacant	360	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,077	67.4%
Renter-occupied	1,006	32.6%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,622	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	232	6.7%
5 to 19 units	199	5.8%
20 or more units	148	4.3%
Mobile home & other	242	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1750868
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 38.4190, -87.7698