Mount Carmel

Population: 5,504
Median household income: $71,336
Median home value: $179,700

Mount Carmel is a community in Hawkins County, Tennessee, home to 5,504 residents. At $71,336, its median household income sits above Hawkins County's $55,278.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Carmel's population grew 4.0% from 5,293 to 5,504, while its median home value rose 18.5% from $151,600 to $179,700.

93.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,504
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,336
Median home value: $179,700
Median gross rent: $804
Housing units: 2,115
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2935,504

Median household income

$53,253$71,336

Median home value

$151,600$179,700

Median gross rent

$682$804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,293	$53,253	$151,600	$682
2020	5,297	$57,111	$154,000	$682
2021	5,460	$59,691	$156,500	$720
2022	5,486	$64,971	$171,200	$744
2023	5,504	$71,336	$179,700	$804

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	320	5.8%
5 to 17	690	12.5%
18 to 24	580	10.5%
25 to 34	852	15.5%
35 to 44	432	7.8%
45 to 54	1,045	19.0%
55 to 64	572	10.4%
65 to 74	446	8.1%
75 and over	567	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,353	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	87	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	253	6.5%
High school graduate	1,666	42.6%
Some college or associate's	1,409	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	436	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	150	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,761	73.3%
Carpooled	263	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	8	0.3%
Worked from home	292	12.2%
Other means	79	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	498	23.6%
15 to 29 min	1,069	50.6%
30 to 44 min	294	13.9%
45 to 59 min	162	7.7%
60+ min	88	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 5.9% (322 of 5,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,493	74.2%
Nonfamily households	518	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,011	95.1%
Vacant	104	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,780	88.5%
Renter-occupied	231	11.5%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,973	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	0.2%
5 to 19 units	4	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	133	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4750580
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.5649, -82.6678