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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.24% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Carthage has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Carthage has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Carthage than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Carthage may be for you.

The citizens of Carthage are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.34% of adults in Carthage having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.