Carthage vs Gordonsville

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

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

Carthage has the higher population (2,369 vs 1,385 in Gordonsville). Carthage has the higher median household income ($65,288 vs $64,432 in Gordonsville). Carthage has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $238,800 in Gordonsville).

Population, income & housing

	Carthage	Gordonsville
Population	2,369	1,385
Median age	40.3 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,288	$64,432
Median home value	$239,600	$238,800
Median gross rent	$820	$871
Housing units	977	593
Homeownership rate	62.2%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carthage	Gordonsville
Population	2,466 → 2,369 (-3.9%)	1,581 → 1,385 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$39,693 → $65,288 (+64.5%)	$55,000 → $64,432 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$111,000 → $239,600 (+115.9%)	$156,000 → $238,800 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $820 (+51.6%)	$679 → $871 (+28.3%)

Carthage

Population

2,4662,369

Median household income

$39,693$65,288

Median home value

$111,000$239,600

Median gross rent

$541$820

Gordonsville

Population

1,5811,385

Median household income

$55,000$64,432

Median home value

$156,000$238,800

Median gross rent

$679$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carthage	Gordonsville
Under 5	6.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	11.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.6%
75 and over	7.5%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carthage	Gordonsville
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	89.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carthage	Gordonsville
No high school diploma	11.7%	8.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carthage	Gordonsville
Drove alone	86.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.1%
Other means	3.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carthage	Gordonsville
1-unit, detached	75.0%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Carthage	Gordonsville
Poverty rate	10.9%	6.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1964	1982