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Carmel town, Putnam County, NY

33,837 Population
35.9 square miles 942.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Putnam County: 44 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,002 ±$2,557 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Putnam County: $56,593 ±$1,623
  • a little higher than the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$131,835 ±$10,264 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Putnam County: $126,257 ±$5,160
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.4% ±1.2% (1,498  ±412) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 7.1% † 6,900 (±0.8% / ±778)
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.2 minutes ±2 (595,300  ±45,443) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Putnam County: 39.3 1,650,555 (±1 / ±65,535)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,046 ±420 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 35,545 ±459
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (33,489  ±32) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Putnam County: 2.7 95,331 (±0 / ±47)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±1.7% (320  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 5.6% † 1,165 (±1.2% / ±254)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,777 ±384 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 38,450 ±46
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$495,100 ±$16,690 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Putnam County: $471,300 ±$7,987
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7% ±1.6% (2,345  ±535.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 7.7% † 7,468 (±1.1% / ±1,022.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.2% ±4.3% (22,438  ±1,127) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 93.2% 66,574 (±2.5% / ±1,810.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.4% ±3.2% (10,560  ±801.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Putnam County: 45.5% 32,498 (±1.7% / ±1,197.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13% ±2.2% (4,412  ±747) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Putnam County: 13.9% 13,624
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.9% ±0.9% (1,072  ±251) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 4.3% † 3,416 (±0.5% / ±396)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,072 Total veterans ±251 1,015 Male ±244 57 Female ±46

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