Carthage

Population: 2,508
Median household income: $75,179
Median home value: $115,600

Carthage, a community in Hancock County, Illinois, has 2,508 residents. The median household income of $75,179 is above the Hancock County median ($65,044).

Between 2019 and 2023, Carthage's population grew 6.1% from 2,363 to 2,508, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $97,900 to $115,600.

74.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,508
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,179
Median home value: $115,600
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 1,369
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3632,508

Median household income

$54,375$75,179

Median home value

$97,900$115,600

Median gross rent

$534$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,363	$54,375	$97,900	$534
2020	2,474	$70,563	$96,500	$706
2021	2,554	$68,654	$96,300	$628
2022	2,560	$75,962	$111,400	$683
2023	2,508	$75,179	$115,600	$679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	87	3.5%
5 to 17	338	13.5%
18 to 24	263	10.5%
25 to 34	337	13.4%
35 to 44	223	8.9%
45 to 54	407	16.2%
55 to 64	406	16.2%
65 to 74	161	6.4%
75 and over	286	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,196	87.6%
Black or African American	21	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	20	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	113	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	148	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree31.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	4.5%
High school graduate	477	26.2%
Some college or associate's	580	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	576	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	106	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone91.1%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,345	91.1%
Carpooled	93	6.3%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	14	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	1.2%
Other means	5	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	692	47.4%
15 to 29 min	337	23.1%
30 to 44 min	357	24.5%
45 to 59 min	54	3.7%
60+ min	19	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 6.2% (149 of 2,387)

	Count	Share
Family households	647	58.6%
Nonfamily households	457	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,104	80.6%
Vacant	265	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	789	71.5%
Renter-occupied	315	28.5%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,015	74.1%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	124	9.1%
5 to 19 units	172	12.6%
20 or more units	25	1.8%
Mobile home & other	28	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711527
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.4143, -91.1281