Aberdeen vs Carthage

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

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

Aberdeen has the higher population (8,969 vs 2,840 in Carthage). Aberdeen has the higher median household income ($72,955 vs $62,177 in Carthage). Aberdeen has the higher median home value ($287,200 vs $194,100 in Carthage).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen	Carthage
Population	8,969	2,840
Median age	36.1 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,955	$62,177
Median home value	$287,200	$194,100
Median gross rent	$1,151	$856
Housing units	4,207	1,331
Homeownership rate	62.8%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen	Carthage
Population	7,595 → 8,969 (+18.1%)	2,480 → 2,840 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$54,597 → $72,955 (+33.6%)	$48,381 → $62,177 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$202,100 → $287,200 (+42.1%)	$173,900 → $194,100 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $1,151 (+41.2%)	$727 → $856 (+17.7%)

Aberdeen

Population

7,5958,969

Median household income

$54,597$72,955

Median home value

$202,100$287,200

Median gross rent

$815$1,151

Carthage

Population

2,4802,840

Median household income

$48,381$62,177

Median home value

$173,900$194,100

Median gross rent

$727$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen	Carthage
Under 5	7.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	19.1%	6.9%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.3%
75 and over	6.5%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen	Carthage
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	76.0%
Black or African American	21.1%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen	Carthage
No high school diploma	4.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	21.1%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen	Carthage
Drove alone	77.8%	71.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	13.2%
Other means	4.9%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen	Carthage
1-unit, detached	64.1%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen	Carthage
Poverty rate	10.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	2003	1992