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Carmi, IL

4,845 Population
2.6 square miles 1,871.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in White County: 44.3 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,869 ±$4,015 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in White County: $30,898 ±$2,286
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,827 ±$13,005 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in White County: $54,813 ±$4,036
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.8% ±5.4% (985  ±250) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in White County: 16.4% † 2,160 (±2.8% / ±374)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.9 minutes ±3.6 (36,770  ±7,601) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in White County: 24.4 129,230 (±1.7 / ±11,402)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,163 ±211 Number of households
  • White County: 5,672 ±225
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.3 (4,618  ±288) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in White County: 2.3 13,276 (±0.1 / ±37)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±4.6% (35  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in White County: 4.9% † 130 (±2.1% / ±56)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,622 ±215 Number of housing units
  • White County: 6,730 ±34
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$114,800 ±$14,432 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in White County: $108,100 ±$9,236
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.7% ±7.5% (705  ±361.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in White County: 11.1% † 1,496 (±3.6% / ±482.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.2% ±8.4% (3,152  ±369.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in White County: 88.9% 8,728 (±5% / ±495.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.8% ±4.5% (565  ±166.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in White County: 18.3% † 1,795 (±2.5% / ±242)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-fifths of 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

0.2% ±0.3% (10  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in White County: 0.6% 82
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.5% ±3.1% (282  ±120) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in White County: 8.5% † 910 (±1.6% / ±168)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
282 Total veterans ±120 260 Male ±114 22 Female ±28

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