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Mount Carmel, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Mount Carmel is a Census town of 5,472 people across 6.64 square miles of land, in Hawkins County. Median household income is $68,866, 91.4 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 typetown
- Land area6.64 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land824
- County holding the largest share of its areaHawkins 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
- Population5,472
- Median age47.2
- Population under 18942 plus or minus 233
- Share under 1817.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over1,272 plus or minus 263
- Share 65 and over23.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households2,046
- Family households1,518
- Share of households that are families74.2 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$68,866
- Per capita income$32,394
- Civilian labor force2,573
- Employed2,383
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 172
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over3,956
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Carmel
- Housing units2,138
- Occupied units2,046
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied1,870
- Renter occupied176 plus or minus 108
- Ownership rate91.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$179,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$643 plus or minus $586
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units1,967
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes171 plus or minus 94
- Median year structure built1978
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 commute2,028
- Commuting under 15 minutes536 plus or minus 200
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.4 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more579 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
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 communityTown of Mount Carmel
- NFIP community number470311
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/06/24
The Town of Mount Carmel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470311 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.
Hawkins County, not Mount Carmel
Hawkins County context, not Mount Carmel figures
- Establishments in Hawkins County638
- Covered employment, Hawkins County12,055
- Average annual pay, Hawkins County$55,373
- Housing units permitted, Hawkins County153
Every figure in this section is published for Hawkins 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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What this page does not hold.
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, Tennessee?
5,472, in 2,046 households. Mount Carmel town covers 6.64 square miles of land, which is 824 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?
Hawkins 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?
$68,866. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,600. Median gross rent is $643 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, town of, community 470311, 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 Hawkins 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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