Carman TownshipIL
A town of 229, settled in 1872.
Is Carman Township a good place to live?
Carman Township’s median age is 59.4 years, above both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Carman Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
229 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Carman Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carman Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carman Township.
The FEMA risk score in Carman Township is higher than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
At 90 of 100, Carman Township’s FEMA risk score is against 50 of 100 in Illinois’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Carman Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Carman Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Carman Township is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Burlington (21%), Stronghurst (7%) and Monmouth (7%).
| Carman Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Carman Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Carman Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 16° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Carman Township is
Carman Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Carman Township.
| Carman Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Carman Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.9% of Carman Township
1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Carman Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Carman Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Carman Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Carman Township
About 9 of every 100 Carman Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Carman Township for work
Where Carman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Carman Township
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Carman is an unincorporated village in Carman Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Carman had a population of 67.
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- Elevation
- 535 ft
- ZIP code
- 61425
Questions about Carman Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carman Township, IL a good place to live?
Carman Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.