Carthage is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 15,491 people and three associated neighborhoods, Carthage is the 51st largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Carthage isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carthage are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carthage is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carthage who work in sales jobs (8.97%), teaching (8.85%), and office and administrative support (8.79%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Carthage spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.27 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Carthage does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Carthage citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.16% of adults in Carthage have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carthage in 2022 was $21,019, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,076 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carthage also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.92% of its population below the federal poverty line.Carthage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Carthage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carthage include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
