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Mount Carmel, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Mount Carmel is a Census city of 6,854 people across 4.81 square miles of land, in Wabash County. Median household income is $47,009, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Carmel
What Mount Carmel is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.81 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,425
- County holding the largest share of its areaWabash County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Carmel
- Population6,854
- Median age42.8
- Population under 181,453
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,557
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households2,979
- Family households1,753
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Carmel
- Median household income$47,009
- Per capita income$30,242
- Civilian labor force2,974
- Employed2,840
- Unemployed134 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over4,772
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Carmel
- Housing units3,338
- Occupied units2,979
- Vacant units359 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied1,986
- Renter occupied993
- Ownership rate66.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$804
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units2,481
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more613 plus or minus 154
- Share in buildings of two or more18.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes244 plus or minus 87
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Carmel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,724
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,337
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more672 plus or minus 161
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mount Carmel
- NFIP communityCity of Mount Carmel
- NFIP community number170672
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/11
The City of Mount Carmel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170672 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wabash County, not Mount Carmel
Wabash County context, not Mount Carmel figures
- Establishments in Wabash County249
- Covered employment, Wabash County3,376
- Average annual pay, Wabash County$50,640
- Housing units permitted, Wabash County2
Every figure in this section is published for Wabash County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Carmel.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Carmel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Carmel, Illinois?
6,854, in 2,979 households. Mount Carmel city covers 4.81 square miles of land, which is 1,425 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Carmel in?
Wabash County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Carmel?
$47,009. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,300. Median gross rent is $804 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mount Carmel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Carmel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Carmel, city of, community 170672, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Carmel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wabash County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Carmel.
Is zoning published for Mount Carmel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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