Carthage vs South Carthage

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

Carthage and South Carthage 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 2,049 in South Carthage). Carthage has the higher median household income ($65,288 vs $47,610 in South Carthage). Carthage has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $195,800 in South Carthage).

Population, income & housing

	Carthage	South Carthage
Population	2,369	2,049
Median age	40.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,288	$47,610
Median home value	$239,600	$195,800
Median gross rent	$820	$832
Housing units	977	796
Homeownership rate	62.2%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carthage	South Carthage
Population	2,466 → 2,369 (-3.9%)	1,270 → 2,049 (+61.3%)
Median household income	$39,693 → $65,288 (+64.5%)	$43,571 → $47,610 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$111,000 → $239,600 (+115.9%)	$130,500 → $195,800 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $820 (+51.6%)	$622 → $832 (+33.8%)

Carthage

Population

2,4662,369

Median household income

$39,693$65,288

Median home value

$111,000$239,600

Median gross rent

$541$820

South Carthage

Population

1,2702,049

Median household income

$43,571$47,610

Median home value

$130,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$622$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carthage	South Carthage
Under 5	6.0%	8.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	17.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	6.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.4%
75 and over	7.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carthage	South Carthage
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carthage	South Carthage
No high school diploma	11.7%	12.5%
High school graduate	38.3%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carthage	South Carthage
Drove alone	86.5%	75.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.9%
Other means	3.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carthage	South Carthage
1-unit, detached	75.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Carthage	South Carthage
Poverty rate	10.9%	25.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1964	1978