Carthage is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,301 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carthage is the 451st largest community in New York. Carthage has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Carthage is a military town: the armed forces employs 14.90% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Manufacturing and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the village’s largest civilian employers, employing 17.34% and 12.74% of the civilian workforce respectively.

In terms of college education, Carthage is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.22% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carthage in 2018 was $29,352, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,408 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carthage is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Carthage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carthage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carthage include Irish, German, Italian, French, and English.

The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.