Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Carmel is worth considering.
In Carmel, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Carmel, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Carmel is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Carmel is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.98% of adults in Carmel have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Carmel in 2022 was $54,709, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,836 for a family of four.
The people who call Carmel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carmel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carmel include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Carmel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
