With 7,306 people, Carmel is a city in New York. At a median age of 47.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The average commute runs 42 minutes. That is roughly 34% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,954, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Carmel
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.3 → 47.0(+12.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants81.4% → 75.0%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$137,596 → $114,954(−16%)US over the same years: +14%
Carmel's population equals 7.4% of Putnam County's. Its number of veterans equals 11% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 10.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.2%(94)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War19.3%(72)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 373 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Carmel, decade by decade
Carmel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,800
$137,596
$460,093
30.5%
8.9
2020
7,538
$112,263
$480,089
34.8%
53.7
2024
7,306
$114,954
$488,300
39.9%
45.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
