Carthage, MO Demographic Data
Carthage, MO Summary
Carthage is located in Jasper County in Missouri
- Population: 14,271
- Area: 11.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,221.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,040.03 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Carthage, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,472
52%
50.8
Male
6,775
48%
49.2
Total Population
14,247
323,128,000
Carthage, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,087
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,092
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,169
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
858
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
907
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,049
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,654
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,715
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
860
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
753
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
930
6.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
855
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
318
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,319
72.4%
77.2
Female
5,481
53.1%
51.3
Male
4,838
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,896
69.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,604
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,103
14.8%
15.2
Female
1,288
61.2%
55.8
Male
815
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Carthage, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,747
96.5%
96.8
White
12,716
89.3%
72.6
Black or African American
289
2.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
174
1.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
96
0.7%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
48
0.3%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
48
0.3%
0.1
Some Other Race
472
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
500
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,519
31.7%
17.8
Mexican
1,744
12.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
51
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,724
19.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,728
68.3%
82.2
Carthage, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,422
15.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,008
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,988
32.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,697
18.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
539
5.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,026
11.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
454
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,430
26.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,704
73.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,480
16.2%
31.2
Carthage, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,802
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
5,766
52.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,166
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
194
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
971
8.9
5.8%
Carthage, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,510
72.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,650
27.7%
21.6%
Spanish
3,565
27.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
85
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Carthage, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
457
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
564
10.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
813
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
855
15.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,039
19.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
871
15.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
534
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
221
4.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
81
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
35,697
57,617
Per capita income
18,769
31,128
Carthage, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
124
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
418
6.9%
9.8
Construction
544
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,004
16.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
189
3.1%
6.6
Information
75
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,531
25.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
473
7.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
462
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
166
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
566
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
374
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
105
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
743
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,319
21.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,368
22.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,556
25.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,045
17.3%
18.1%
Carthage, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,993
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,330
72.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
860
14.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
70
1.2%
5.1
Walked
122
2.0%
2.7
Other means
93
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
518
8.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.1
26.6
Carthage, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
573
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,392
43.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,632
29.8%
37.1
3 or more
873
16.0%
21.0
Carthage, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,470
89.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,242
59.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,228
40.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
633
10.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Carthage, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,103
1 room
87
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
63
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
380
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,138
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,288
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,454
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
733
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
458
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
502
8.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Carthage, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,103
1-unit, detached
4,612
75.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
99
1.6%
5.9
2-units
241
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
405
6.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
333
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
97
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
162
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
154
2.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Carthage, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,712
28.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
425
7.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
691
11.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
592
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
581
9.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
482
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
951
15.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
566
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
74
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
29
0.5%
1.4%
Carthage, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,510
64.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
105
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,776
32.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
42
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
28
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.2%
1.1
Carthage, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,714
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
17
1.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
1.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
29
1.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
67
3.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
90
5.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
383
22.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,110
64.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
854
49.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
207
12.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
194
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
160
9.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
299
17.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Carthage, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,183
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
0.5%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
0.6%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
38
1.7%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
185
8.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
483
22.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,453
66.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
45
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
699
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
224
10.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
243
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
296
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
226
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
193
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
952
44.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
94
0.0%
0.0%
Carthage, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,242
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
720
22.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,171
36.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
642
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
423
13.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
198
6.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
51
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
37
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,800
205,000