Carmel is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,538 people and five associated neighborhoods, Carmel is the 228th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Carmel are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Also of interest is that Carmel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Carmel has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Carmel has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Carmel than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Carmel may be for you.

One downside of living in Carmel, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.67 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small town, Carmel has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get 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.