Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greene Academy is on the National Register of Historic Places. Carmichaels has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Carmichaels beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1970.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carmichaels, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Carmichaels.
The midpoint rent for Carmichaels comes to $763 a month, below both Pennsylvania’s towns ($1,115 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among households in the town, 60% own their home. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.4%.
| Carmichaels | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $763 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). Carmichaels has lost 5.9% of its people since 2020, down to 401 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age for Carmichaels comes to 49.4 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). What’s more, in Carmichaels, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
| Carmichaels | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Carmichaels | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
The top destinations are Franklin Township (12%), Cumberland Township (11%) and Waynesburg (5%). Only 2% of working residents stay in Carmichaels for work; the rest commute out. Carmichaels’ mean commuting time is 31 minutes. Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Carmichaels | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Carmichaels, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 39%. Among adults in the town, 16% report frequent physical distress and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Carmichaels | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Carmichaels | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Carmichaels, the FEMA hazard score is 55 of 100. FEMA puts 83% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. 2 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carmichaels. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
34 mi Theme parkKennywood
17 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
38 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
38 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Carmichaels
About 4 of every 100 Carmichaels residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 notable people were born in Carmichaels.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Carmichaels is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 432 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 483 tabulated in 2010.
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Carmichaels has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Thomas S. Crago and Kevin Polish.
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