Mount Carmel, IL Population

Overview

6,937

Total Population

45.4

Median age

53.55%

Female population %

86.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

156

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Carmel's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Carmel is 45.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Carmel's population under 18 was 20.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Carmel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Carmel, 16.88% were under the age of 15, 16.68% aged 15 to 29, 43.98% aged 30 to 64, 18.99% aged 65 to 84, and 3.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 493 more females than males in Mount Carmel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.55% females and 46.45% males in Mount Carmel, IL.
The Mount Carmel, IL gender ratio is 86.7:100 i.e. 86.7 men to 100 women (0.867).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 294.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 294.

Mount Carmel's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Carmel population: 94.94% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.87% are Asian, 0.23% are some other race and 2.80% are multiracial.
Mount Carmel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 156 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,781 (97.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Carmel is White with a population of 6,586 (94.94% of the total population).

Mount Carmel's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,043 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Carmel's population decreased by 765 (9.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Carmel's population decreased by 299 (4.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Carmel's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,836.