Carthage is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,266 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carthage is the 206th largest community in Tennessee.When you are in Carthage, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.39% of Carthage’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Carthage is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carthage who work in healthcare (13.74%), office and administrative support (8.07%), and business and financial occupations (6.58%). Of important note, Carthage is also a town of artists. Carthage has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carthage’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.24% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Carthage has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Carthage a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The population of Carthage overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carthage, 22.34% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carthage in 2022 was $31,573, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,292 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carthage is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
