Being a small city, Carmi does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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 11.82% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Carmi in 2022 was $28,910, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,640 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, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Carmi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
