Housing density: 161 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $440,221.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,730, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,597
Median gross rent in Carmel, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Carmel with a mortgage: 2,883 (266 second mortgage, 583 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,983
In family households: 349,172 (62,828 male householders, 27,644 female householders)
66,660 spouses, 127,479 children (120,910 natural, 2,141 adopted, 4,428 stepchildren), 12,180 grandchildren, 8,078 brothers or sisters, 5,658 parents, foster children, 15,064 other relatives, 17,769 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 47,183 (15,867 male householders (11,385 living alone)), 19,607 female householders (15,932 living alone)), 11,709 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 18,702 (12,547 institutionalized population)
75,563 married couples with children.
20,779 single-parent households (5,467 men, 15,312 women).
88.1% of residents of Carmel speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 1,794 (10.6%)
(63.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.7% Number of people working at home: 957 (12.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 339
5 to 9 minutes: 1,047
10 to 14 minutes: 1,505
15 to 19 minutes: 1,226
20 to 24 minutes: 849
25 to 29 minutes: 148
30 to 34 minutes: 415
35 to 39 minutes: 104
40 to 44 minutes: 159
45 to 59 minutes: 132
60 to 89 minutes: 168
90 or more minutes: 174
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,165 (72.5%)
Carpooled: 718 (10.1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0.4%)
Taxi: 8 (0.1%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0.3%)
Bicycle: 8 (0.1%)
Walked: 285 (4.0%)
Other means: 33 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 854 (12.0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Carmel, California
2031995 to March 2000
1091990 to 1994
831985 to 1989
1821980 to 1984
721975 to 1979
1171970 to 1974
951965 to 1969
767Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Carmel:
12.2% (198)
California:
1.5% (133,090)
Germany
Carmel:
9.2% (150)
California:
1.1% (98,160)
Canada
Carmel:
9.2% (149)
California:
1.6% (141,181)
Mexico
Carmel:
9.0% (147)
California:
44.3% (3,928,701)
Italy
Carmel:
5.5% (89)
California:
0.4% (38,450)
Philippines
Carmel:
4.9% (80)
California:
7.5% (664,935)
Korea
Carmel:
4.6% (75)
California:
3.0% (268,452)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Carmel:
4.4% (71)
California:
0.1% (11,701)
Other Western Europe
Carmel:
3.1% (50)
California:
0.2% (16,809)
Japan
Carmel:
3.0% (49)
California:
1.3% (112,212)
Iran
Carmel:
2.8% (46)
California:
1.8% (158,613)
Turkey
Carmel:
2.6% (43)
California:
0.2% (13,438)
France
Carmel:
2.6% (42)
California:
0.4% (32,279)
Other Northern Europe
Carmel:
2.5% (41)
California:
0.2% (18,478)
Netherlands
Carmel:
2.5% (41)
California:
0.3% (22,311)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Carmel:
2.2% (36)
California:
3.7% (327,611)
Russia
Carmel:
2.1% (35)
California:
0.6% (54,660)
Argentina
Carmel:
1.7% (28)
California:
0.3% (29,335)
Hungary
Carmel:
1.6% (26)
California:
0.2% (16,885)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,082
Other state: 6,831
Northeast: 1,977
Midwest: 2,544
South: 1,190
West: 1,120
61% of Carmel residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in California.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 42
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 566
Less than 1 year of college: 290
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 977
Associate degree: 362
Bachelor's degree: 1,688
Master's degree: 902
Professional school degree: 551
Doctorate degree: 217
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 109
High school graduate (or equivalency): 950
Less than 1 year of college: 392
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,602
Associate degree: 562
Bachelor's degree: 2,137
Master's degree: 965
Professional school degree: 290
Doctorate degree: 133
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,442
One, attached: 804
Two: 253
3 or 4: 242
5 to 9: 231
10 to 19: 200
20 to 49: 163
50 or more: 186
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%