Gordonsville vs South Carthage

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

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

South Carthage has the higher population (2,049 vs 1,385 in Gordonsville). Gordonsville has the higher median household income ($64,432 vs $47,610 in South Carthage). Gordonsville has the higher median home value ($238,800 vs $195,800 in South Carthage).

Population, income & housing

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
Population	1,385	2,049
Median age	38.7 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,432	$47,610
Median home value	$238,800	$195,800
Median gross rent	$871	$832
Housing units	593	796
Homeownership rate	65.9%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
Population	1,581 → 1,385 (-12.4%)	1,270 → 2,049 (+61.3%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $64,432 (+17.1%)	$43,571 → $47,610 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$156,000 → $238,800 (+53.1%)	$130,500 → $195,800 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $871 (+28.3%)	$622 → $832 (+33.8%)

Gordonsville

Population

1,5811,385

Median household income

$55,000$64,432

Median home value

$156,000$238,800

Median gross rent

$679$871

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)

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
Under 5	6.8%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	6.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	6.4%
75 and over	2.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	98.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
No high school diploma	8.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	41.6%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
Drove alone	80.0%	75.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
1-unit, detached	69.5%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Gordonsville	South Carthage
Poverty rate	6.5%	25.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1982	1978