Carthage is a city located in Smith County Tennessee. Carthage has a 2020 population of 2,338. It is also the county seat of Smith County. Carthage is currently declining at a rate of 0.00% annually and its population has increased by 1.87% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 2,295 in 2010.
The average household income in Carthage is $49,783 with a poverty rate of 12.64%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $559 per month, and the median house value is $142,800. The median age in Carthage is 36.8 years, 33.4 years for males, and 43 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Carthagewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 2,298 | 90.72% |
Black or African American | 162 | 6.40% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 36 | 1.42% |
Some Other Race | 11 | 0.43% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 1.03% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 1,021 | 2.29 | 56.6 |
Married | 342 | 3.01 | 78.9 |
Male | 128 | 3.2 | 49.2 |
Female | 122 | 3.44 | 50 |
Non Family | 429 | 1.1 | 42.9 |
2.97
Average Family Size
2.29
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 156 | 8.32% |
9th to 12th Grade | 173 | 9.23% |
High School Graduate | 810 | 43.20% |
Some College | 305 | 16.27% |
Associates Degree | 96 | 5.12% |
Bachelors Degree | 244 | 13.01% |
Graduate Degree | 91 | 4.85% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 1,709 | 1,417 | 315 |
Black | 121 | 117 | 20 |
2+ Races | 18 | 12 | |
Native American | 27 | ||
Hispanic | 19 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 96.69%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 18.43%.
$36,193
Average Earnings
$42,679
Average Male
$24,125
Average Female
97.24% of Carthage residents speak only English, while 2.76% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other languages, which is spoken by 1.48% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
Native | 17 | 8 | 47.06% |
Black | 134 | 40 | 29.85% |
Multiple | 26 | 7 | 26.92% |
White | 2,145 | 229 | 10.68% |
Other | 11 | NaN% |
12.64%
Overall Poverty Rate
10.06%
Male Poverty Rate
15.08%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Carthage is Hispanic, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Carthage is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.63%. Among those working part-time, it was 29.77%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 18.38%.
36.5%
Overall Marriage Rate
39.6%
Male Marriage Rate
33.9%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 119 | 6.36% |
Black | 18 | 12.41% |
2+ Races | 6 | 33.33% |
11.19%
Veteran Poverty Rate
58.04%
Veteran Disability Rate
53%
Labor Force Participation
52.5%
Employment Rate
0.9%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
79.23%
Born in Carthage
98.34%
Native Born
1.66%
Foreign Born
0.75%
Non Citizen
0.91%
Naturalized
98.34% of Carthage residents were born in the United States, with 79.23% having been born in Tennessee. 0.75% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from North America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2,295 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 2,358 | 63 | 2.75% |
2012 | 2,344 | -14 | -0.59% |
2013 | 2,328 | -16 | -0.68% |
2014 | 2,309 | -19 | -0.82% |
2015 | 2,318 | 9 | 0.39% |
2016 | 2,328 | 10 | 0.43% |
2017 | 2,333 | 5 | 0.21% |
2018 | 2,338 | 5 | 0.21% |
2019 | 2,338 | 0.00% | |
2020 | 2,338 | 0.00% | |
2021 | 2,338 | 0.00% | |
2022 | 2,338 | 0.00% |