Mount Carmel

Population: 5,695
Median household income: $52,667
Median home value: $74,700

Located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Mount Carmel is a community with a population of 5,695. At $52,667, its median household income sits below Northumberland County's $57,948.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Carmel's population held roughly steady from 5,667 to 5,695, while its median home value rose 72.1% from $43,400 to $74,700.

The median gross rent is $796. 17.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,695
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,667
Median home value: $74,700
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 3,203
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6675,695

Median household income

$34,628$52,667

Median home value

$43,400$74,700

Median gross rent

$655$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,667	$34,628	$43,400	$655
2020	5,672	$36,449	$45,300	$667
2021	5,740	$39,976	$53,400	$691
2022	5,723	$46,375	$60,800	$762
2023	5,695	$52,667	$74,700	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	269	4.7%
5 to 17	858	15.1%
18 to 24	446	7.8%
25 to 34	711	12.5%
35 to 44	823	14.5%
45 to 54	652	11.4%
55 to 64	764	13.4%
65 to 74	738	13.0%
75 and over	434	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,175	90.9%
Black or African American	75	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	161	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	264	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	397	9.6%
High school graduate	1,957	47.5%
Some college or associate's	1,060	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	456	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	252	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,733	74.8%
Carpooled	320	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	128	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	4.9%
Other means	23	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	891	40.4%
15 to 29 min	507	23.0%
30 to 44 min	451	20.5%
45 to 59 min	195	8.8%
60+ min	160	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 16.2% (921 of 5,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,507	62.7%
Nonfamily households	895	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,402	75.0%
Vacant	801	25.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,772	73.8%
Renter-occupied	630	26.2%

1-unit, detached35.4%

1-unit, attached50.1%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,133	35.4%
1-unit, attached	1,605	50.1%
2 to 4 units	298	9.3%
5 to 19 units	63	2.0%
20 or more units	95	3.0%
Mobile home & other	9	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251496
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7959, -76.4120