| Carmi | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Etymology: | Biblical Carmi, nephew of Jacob. |
| Motto: | Where northern vigor meets southern hospitality |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.0883°N -88.1681°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | White |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1816 |
| Government Type: | Mayor-council government |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jeff Pollard |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.79 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.71 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Elevation Ft: | 390 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4865 |
| Population Density Km2: | 725.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1879.10 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62821 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-11293 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2393751 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Carmi, Illinois |
Carmi (pronounced Car-my) is a city in and the county seat of White County, Illinois, United States, along the Little Wabash River, where the population was 5,240 at the 2010 census.
Carmi post office has been in operation since 1817,[2] and then a WPA oil on canvas mural called Service to the Farmer by Davenport Griffen was first displayed there in 1939. Carmi is a biblical name.[3]
According to the 2010 census, Carmi has a total area of 2.531sqmi, of which 2.5sqmi (or 98.78%) is land and 0.031sqmi (or 1.22%) is water.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 5,422 people, 2,390 households, and 1,477 families residing in the city. The population density was 2187.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,667 housing units at an average density of 1076.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% White, 0.48% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 2,390 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,667, and the median income for a family was $32,456. Males had a median income of $30,735 versus $16,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,886. About 11.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.