Carthage vs Ivan

A side-by-side comparison of Carthage and Ivan: population, income, housing, and more.

Carthage and Ivan are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carthage has the higher population (170 vs 94 in Ivan). Ivan has the higher median household income ($125,125 vs $21,429 in Carthage). Since 2019, Ivan's population has grown faster (-29.9% vs -48.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Carthage	Ivan
Population	170	94
Median age	59.4 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$21,429	$125,125
Median home value	$88,300	—
Median gross rent	$405	—
Housing units	145	80
Homeownership rate	68.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carthage	Ivan
Population	327 → 170 (-48.0%)	134 → 94 (-29.9%)
Median household income	$37,708 → $21,429 (-43.2%)	—
Median home value	$44,500 → $88,300 (+98.4%)	$207,400 → $211,800 (+2.1%)
Median gross rent	$485 → $405 (-16.5%)	—

Carthage

Population

327170

Median household income

$37,708$21,429

Median home value

$44,500$88,300

Median gross rent

$485$405

Ivan

Population

13494

Median home value

$207,400$211,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carthage	Ivan
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	28.7%
18 to 24	0.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.3%	40.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	40.0%	10.6%
75 and over	0.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carthage	Ivan
White (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	90.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carthage	Ivan
No high school diploma	9.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	69.9%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carthage	Ivan
Drove alone	76.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	11.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	11.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carthage	Ivan
1-unit, detached	65.5%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	33.8%

Poverty & households

	Carthage	Ivan
Poverty rate	30.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.85	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1999	2005