Mount Carmel

County:: Northumberland County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 0.662
State:: Pennsylvania

Mount Carmel is a borough located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Mount Carmel has a 2025 population of 5,573. Mount Carmel is currently declining at a rate of -0.55% annually and its population has decreased by -2.69% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 5,727 in 2020.

The average household income in Mount Carmel is $62,929 with a poverty rate of 16.24%.The median age in Mount Carmel is 42.5 years: 41.4 years for males, and 44.3 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Mount Carmel includes 90.87% White, and smaller percentages for Black or African American, other race, Asian and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	5,175	90.87%
Two or more races	381	6.69%
Black or African American	75	1.32%
Other race	51	0.9%
Asian	13	0.23%

Mount Carmel Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Mount Carmel's average per capita income is $44,730. Household income levels show a median of $52,667. The poverty rate stands at 16.24%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Married Families	$83,571	-
Families	$66,438	$77,950
Households	$52,667	$62,929
Non Families	$24,214	$34,370

$44,730

Average Income

$52,667

Median Household Income

16.24%

Poverty Rate