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Carthage, MS
Demographic Data




Carthage Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Carthage Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

4,821

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.5%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
12.3%
25 - 34:
11.9%
35 - 54:
22.4%
55 - 64:
9.9%
Over 65 Years:
19.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.0%
3.0%
83.7%
83.7%
18.2%
18.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Carthage
USA
$21,707
$21,707
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Carthage
USA
$47,304
$47,304
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

28.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Construction
Finance
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Other
Arts
Administration
Information Technology
Public Service
18.8%
18.8%
14.5%
14.5%
12.2%
12.2%
11.7%
11.7%
11.6%
11.6%
6.8%
6.8%
4.7%
4.7%
3.8%
3.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
43.4%
43.4%
36.0%
36.0%
19.6%
19.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scottish
French
Polish
Scots-Irish
Italian
Swedish
Welsh
Dutch
British
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
6.2%
6.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
2.6%
2.6%
1.5%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.2%
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0.0%
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% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Native American languages
French
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
79.2%
79.2%
20.0%
20.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Carthage Residents

7.8%


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