Mount Carmel, Illinois demographics

Mount Carmel, IL demographics: median age 42.8; 17.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Mount Carmel city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1750868. The survey estimates a population of 6,854 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Mount Carmel is 42.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 2,979 households (±165). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.8 ±3.3	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	1,453 ±162	21.2% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,323 ±171	19.3% ±2.5 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,521 ±236	36.8% ±3.4 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,557 ±219	22.7% ±3.2 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	3,293 ±109	48.0% ±1.6 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	3,561 ±109	52.0% ±1.6 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	6,316 ±93	92.2% ±1.3 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	50 ±57 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	148 ±45	2.2% ±0.7 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	52 ±40 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	288 ±80	4.2% ±1.2 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,655 ±46	97.1% ±0.6 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	199 ±38	2.9% ±0.6 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,979
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,071 ±172	36.0% ±5.4 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	190 ±74	6.4% ±2.5 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	492 ±130	16.5% ±4.3 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,058 ±212	35.5% ±6.8 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	168 ±80	5.6% ±2.7 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,979
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	814 ±132	27.3% ±4.2 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,165 ±212	72.7% ±5.9 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,979
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,058 ±212	35.5% ±6.8 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	995 ±183	33.4% ±5.9 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	374 ±107	12.6% ±3.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	308 ±86	10.3% ±2.8 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	144 ±91 · low precision	4.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	27 ±31 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	73 ±41 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	6,629 ±96	96.7% ±1.4 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	225 ±91	3.3% ±1.3 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,589
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	6,313 ±105	95.8% ±1.2 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	122 ±78 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	7 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	7 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	119 ±61 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	19 ±34 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	346 ±120	7.3% ±2.5 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,732 ±248	36.3% ±5.1 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,079 ±204	22.6% ±4.2 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	803 ±158	16.8% ±3.3 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	539 ±130	11.3% ±2.7 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	273 ±113	5.7% ±2.4 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,827
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	5,843 ±249	85.6% ±3.6 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	318 ±120	4.7% ±1.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	339 ±176 · low precision	5.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	314 ±149	4.6% ±2.2 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	13 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.3% of Mount Carmel residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 85.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mount Carmel	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.3% ±1.6 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.2% ±3.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±1.9 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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