Carmel

Population & Demographics

Carmel, IN

Carmel is home to 101,651 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 51,449 resident workers commute each day.

IndianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
101,651
people
Population

101,651 residents

Median age 40.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Carmel population & demographics

Who lives in Carmel — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
101,651
Median age
40.6yrs
Median household income
$141,505
Median home value
$486,800
Median gross rent
$1,712/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
74.4%
Poverty rate
3.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Carmel

How Carmel breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White75.4%
Asian11.6%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Two or more races3.8%
Black3.0%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Carmel

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Carmel.

Carmel at a glance
Employed Residents
51,449
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
27.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Indianapolis city (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Carmel proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Carmel commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Carmel

51,449 commutes, one dot at a time

Carmel

Where 51,449 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Carmel, by worker count.

1Indianapolis city (balance)12.5 mi23,883
2Carmel0.0 mi11,698
3Fishers9.1 mi1,788
4Westfield4.4 mi1,358
5Noblesville8.4 mi1,233
6Zionsville8.3 mi533
7Bloomington59.3 mi493
8Lawrence10.7 mi456

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Carmel.

1Indianapolis city (balance)12.5 mi21,702
2Carmel0.0 mi11,698
3Fishers9.1 mi5,158
4Westfield4.4 mi4,773
5Noblesville8.4 mi4,543
6Lawrence10.7 mi1,650
7Zionsville8.3 mi1,539
8Brownsburg16.0 mi799

Top industries

The sectors that employ Carmel’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
FIFinance and Insurance16.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services12.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.8%
RTRetail Trade8.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.6%
WSWholesale Trade5.0%
EDEducational Services4.8%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Carmel

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Carmel

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