Carthage

Population: 754
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $88,900

Carthage, a community in Rush County, Indiana, has 754 residents. The median household income of $42,500 is below the Rush County median ($64,393).

From 2019 to 2023, Carthage's population declined 24.4% from 998 to 754, while its median home value rose 8.8% from $81,700 to $88,900.

5.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 754
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $88,900
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

998754

Median household income

$36,607$42,500

Median home value

$81,700$88,900

Median gross rent

$763$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	998	$36,607	$81,700	$763
2020	891	$37,917	$81,300	$694
2021	856	$33,920	$81,000	$745
2022	754	$43,958	$103,400	$837
2023	754	$42,500	$88,900	$906

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

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	12.1%
5 to 17	138	18.3%
18 to 24	75	9.9%
25 to 34	63	8.4%
35 to 44	137	18.2%
45 to 54	67	8.9%
55 to 64	76	10.1%
65 to 74	82	10.9%
75 and over	25	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	720	95.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	15.1%
High school graduate	211	46.9%
Some college or associate's	146	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	14	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	177	70.0%
Carpooled	41	16.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	11.2%
15 to 29 min	59	25.3%
30 to 44 min	34	14.6%
45 to 59 min	43	18.5%
60+ min	71	30.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 30.6% (219 of 715)

	Count	Share
Family households	168	60.4%
Nonfamily households	110	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	278	88.8%
Vacant	35	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	160	57.6%
Renter-occupied	118	42.4%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	216	69.0%
1-unit, attached	3	1.0%
2 to 4 units	40	12.8%
5 to 19 units	18	5.8%
20 or more units	2	0.6%
Mobile home & other	34	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1810612
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7369, -85.5714