Demographics of Carmel city, Indiana

Carmel city, Indiana had 105,634 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,725 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carmel city, in four figures

105,634
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 101,651 ±211.; +5.7%
Change since July 2020: +5,725 people.; 40.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,505 ±$6,599
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Carmel city, Indiana's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carmel city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Carmel city, Indiana's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carmel city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	99,909	100.0	100.0
2021	100,997	101.1	100.2
2022	102,313	102.4	100.7
2023	102,573	102.7	101.6
2024	103,645	103.7	102.5
2025	105,634	105.7	103.1

Population of Carmel city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	99,909	—
2021	100,997	+1,088
2022	102,313	+1,316
2023	102,573	+260
2024	103,645	+1,072
2025	105,634	+1,989

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±0.7: for men 39.8 ±1.0 and for women 41.2 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carmel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	4,888 ±504	4.8% ±0.5	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	20,012 ±1,190	19.7% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,350 ±799	8.2% ±0.8	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	24,346 ±1,169	24.0% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,062 ±1,237	28.6% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,993 ±914	14.7% ±0.9	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,505 ±$6,599, and income per person $73,549 ±$2,773, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carmel city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,881 ±362	4.9% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,354 ±526	8.7% ±1.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,374 ±575	11.4% ±1.5	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,000 ±570	10.4% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,562 ±658	17.1% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,028 ±532	13.1% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13,227 ±712	34.4% ±1.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carmel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	3,975 ±745	3.9% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,010 ±284	4.1% ±1.1	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,272 ±498	4.1% ±0.9	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	693 ±183	3.3% ±0.9	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carmel city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carmel city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	40,859 ±703	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±0.7	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.0% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±1.3	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±1.8	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$486,800 ±$10,332	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,712 ±$47	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carmel city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,572 ±918	5.5% ±0.9	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	76,606 ±1,556	75.4% ±1.5	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,087 ±845	3.0% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,807 ±1,020	11.6% ±1.0	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	691 ±294	0.7% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,857 ±713	3.8% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carmel city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	51,512 ±1,756	50.7% ±1.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	34,799 ±1,647	34.2% ±1.6	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,024 ±343	1.0% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,316 ±1,251	14.1% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,081 ±862	7.9% ±0.8	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,235 ±989	6.1% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Carmel city among the places of Indiana

6th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Carmel city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Indianapolis city (balance)	885,860 ±893
Fort Wayne city	268,589 ±295
Evansville city	116,116 ±34
South Bend city	103,085 ±716
Fishers city	102,337 ±50
Carmel city	101,651 ±211
Bloomington city	80,049 ±491
Hammond city	76,768 ±42
Noblesville city	73,362 ±906
Lafayette city	71,159 ±236
Gary city	68,113 ±121

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Carmel city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 1 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 2 Places in Indiana by median home value
No. 2 Places in Indiana by median household income
No. 4 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 8 Places in Indiana by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026