Carmel is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,538 people and five associated neighborhoods, Carmel is the 228th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Carmel are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

Also of interest is that Carmel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Carmel telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Carmel, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Carmel has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Carmel citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.80% of adults in Carmel have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carmel in 2022 was $52,888, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,552 for a family of four.

Carmel is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carmel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carmel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Carmel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carmel include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Carmel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.