Health · Carmel

Carmel, MI health

On most measures Carmel looks like Michigan as a whole. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.3% vs 8.7%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13.1% vs 15.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 48813 (all of Carmel)

Report card

How Carmel compares with Michigan

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carmel adults…

37 of every 100 Carmel adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–40.7%

Bars show Carmel; the black tick is Michigan. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carmel, betterCarmel, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Carmel
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Carmel
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Carmel
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Carmel
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carmel adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

Yearly checkup

MI 80%

Dentist visit

MI 68%

Cholesterol check

MI 87%

Colon screening

MI 69%

Mammogram

MI 77%

Taking BP meds

MI 78%

1 in 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Carmel 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Carmel adults are doing

1 in 3Carmel adults feel lonely

31.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Carmel adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Carmel adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Carmel adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · Michigan 17.6% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Carmel adults worry about having enough food

13.1% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 10

Carmel adults worry about keeping their housing

10.4% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 14

Carmel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Carmel adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · MI 8.3% · better

12.2% of Carmel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

of Carmel adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

Black tick: Michigan. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Carmel

Carmel and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

37.7%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Walton37.7%

Eaton39.6%

Kalamo39.6%

Carmel39.8%

Charlotte39.8%

Chester39.8%

Care nearby

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids · 13.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Oaklawn HospitalMarshall · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cedar Community Health CenterLansing · 20.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Grace HealthBattle Creek · 20.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCarmel is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Greater Lansing · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careCarmel is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthCarmel is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Carmel. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Carmel

Measure	Carmel	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	32.7–40.7%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.7–41%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	32.9–47%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	31.3%	28–34.7%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	28.3%	24.5–32.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.4%	7.6–11.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.8–9.7%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.6–8.1%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.4–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.5–17.8%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.8%	13.8–20%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	21.9–30.2%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	27.5–38.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	76.7–83.2%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.8%	66.5–73.1%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.6–88.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.4%	65.7–74.9%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.5%	68–82.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.9%	73.9–79.7%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.8–8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	26.9–36.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	18.7–25.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.6–20.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	17–21.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13.1–16.6%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.1%	11.2–15.3%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	10.4%	8.9–12%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.3–8.3%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.4–8.2%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12.2%	10.3–14.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	28.5–36.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.8–16.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.5–16.8%	14.3%
Hearing	8%	7.1–8.9%	7.3%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	8.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Carmel door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Carmel better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Carmel by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Carmel by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.