Mount Carmel, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,795. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,270 (+9.9% change)
Males: 2,305 (48.1%), Females: 2,490 (51.9%)
Zip code: 37645
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $36,599
Median house value: $89,100
Population by Race
Races in Mount Carmel:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (21.6%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.1%), German (9.9%), Dutch (2.7%), Greek (2.4%).
Land area: 6.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Carmel
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Carmel town
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 70.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 8.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +522 (+12.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Carmel:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; KINGSPORT, TN)
- INDIAN PATH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; KINGSPORT, TN)
- HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; KINGSPORT, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Carmel:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 19 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 79 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 105 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Carmel:
- HAWKINS COUNTY (about 18 miles; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: RVN)
- GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 29 miles; GREENEVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GCY)
- JOHNSON CITY (about 29 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Abbreviation: 0A4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Carmel:
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 65 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 66 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)