Carthage, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Carthage is 1st in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Carthage is 1st in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Carthage is 2nd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Carthage is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in People per household

Carthage is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Carthage is 8th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Foreign born residents

Carthage is 9th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income below poverty line

Carthage, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	5,030	61st	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	9.3	59th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	546.5	53rd	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	1st	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.5%	4th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.2%	34th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.6%	60th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.7%	63rd	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	39.5%	50th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	47.0%	27th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.5%	1st	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	64th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	53rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	31st	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	2nd	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	37.4%	50th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	50.1%	63rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.6%	8th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	1,799	69th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.3%	50th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	1,508	69th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.2%	37th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$101,300	37th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	3.1	4th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Carthage	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$14,328	65th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$34,152	39th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	35.9%	9th	21.6%	14.3%

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