It is a fairly quiet city 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.
Carthage is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Carthage with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.65% of adults in Carthage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Carthage in 2022 was $33,058, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,232 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 16.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carthage include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
