Mount Carmel is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,836 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Carmel is the 283rd largest community in Illinois.

Being a small city, Mount Carmel does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Mount Carmel is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.17% of adults 25 and older in Mount Carmel have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mount Carmel in 2018 was $29,562, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,248 for a family of four. However, Mount Carmel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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