Mount Carmel, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 7,982. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,690 (-3.7% change)
Males: 3,794 (47.5%), Females: 4,188 (52.5%)
Wabash County
Zip code: 62863
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $31,715
Median house value: $51,200
Population by Race
Races in Mount Carmel:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (24.5%), United States (17.4%), Irish (10.8%), English (9.3%), French (3.5%), Dutch (2.0%).
Elevation: 450 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Carmel
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Carmel city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 12.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -369 (-4.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Mount Carmel:
- WABASH GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (1418 COLLEGE DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Carmel:
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PRINCETON, IN)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; VINCENNES, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Carmel:
- EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 32 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
- OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 63 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 76 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Carmel:
- MOUNT CARMEL MUNI (about 14 miles; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Abbreviation: AJG)
- RALPH E. KOCH (about 15 miles; POSEYVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: 61Y)
- O’NEAL (about 24 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Abbreviation: OEA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Carmel:
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 33 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 35 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
- TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 72 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
Public high school in Mount Carmel:
- MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 622; Location: 201 N PEAR ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mount Carmel:
- NORTH INTERMEDIATE CTR OF EDUC (Students: 477; Location: 1300 N WALNUT ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- MT CARMEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 1520 POPLAR ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SOUTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 715 W 3RD ST; Grades: PK – 02)