Carmi is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,688 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carmi is the 349th largest community in Illinois.

One of the benefits of Carmi is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.07 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Carmi is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Carmi with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carmi in 2022 was $29,298, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,192 for a family of four. However, Carmi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Carmi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carmi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carmi include German, English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish.

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