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Population
105,634
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$486,800
Owner-occupied units
Carmel, IN
Indiana · 39.965° N, 86.148° W · 49 sq mi
Carmel is a city in Indiana, with a population of 105,634 and about 2,152 residents per square mile. The median household earns $141,505 a year, and the median home is worth $486,800.
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Size & density
Land area
49 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,152
People per square mile
Rank by population
#325
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#245
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$141,505
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,712
Per month
Homeownership
74.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.6 min
One way
People
Median age
40.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
74.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.1%
Households
38,426
2.63 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25%
Professional & business services 18.5%
Manufacturing 11.4%
Finance, insurance & real estate 10.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Indiana
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Peony
State capital
Indianapolis
Nickname
The Hoosier State
Compare Carmel with
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Cities near Carmel
- Westfield, IN5 mi · 66,258
- Noblesville, IN9 mi · 76,111
- Fishers, IN10 mi · 104,812
- Lawrence, IN11 mi · 50,420
- Indianapolis, IN13 mi · 901,116
- Greenwood, IN25 mi · 69,349
- Anderson, IN26 mi · 56,153
- Kokomo, IN35 mi · 59,999
Cities about the same size
- Dearborn, MI105,611
- Boulder, CO105,689
- West Covina, CA105,301
- Yuma, AZ105,227
- Brockton, MA106,134
- Chico, CA105,081
- El Monte, CA105,075
- Sandy Springs, GA105,013
More in Indiana
- Fort Wayne275,203
- Evansville116,176
- South Bend103,201
- Bloomington83,307
- Hammond75,712
- Lafayette71,238
- Gary67,289
- Muncie65,466
Wealthiest person in Indiana
Name
Carl Cook
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Bloomington
Source of wealth
Medical devices
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Indiana · private sector
Employer
Indiana University Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Indiana
Company
Elevance Health
Revenue
$177.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Indianapolis
Ticker
ELV
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.