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.

Conditions

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 162^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 33^/yr

Days above 90° 11^/yr

Below freezing 93^/yr

Annual rainfall 41.1ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 84°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 22°F

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

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.

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State of Indiana

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Peony

State capital