Carthage

Population: 15,513
Median household income: $50,849
Median home value: $133,500

Carthage is a community in Jasper County, Missouri, home to 15,513 residents. Its median household income of $50,849 runs below the Jasper County figure of $57,525.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carthage's population grew 5.5% from 14,708 to 15,513, while its median home value rose 50.7% from $88,600 to $133,500.

Owners occupy 51.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,513
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,849
Median home value: $133,500
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 6,095
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,70815,513

Median household income

$41,226$50,849

Median home value

$88,600$133,500

Median gross rent

$749$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,708	$41,226	$88,600	$749
2020	14,699	$39,938	$90,400	$762
2021	15,395	$41,378	$109,800	$799
2022	15,491	$43,526	$130,400	$854
2023	15,513	$50,849	$133,500	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,206	7.8%
5 to 17	3,850	24.8%
18 to 24	1,369	8.8%
25 to 34	1,922	12.4%
35 to 44	2,509	16.2%
45 to 54	1,528	9.8%
55 to 64	1,293	8.3%
65 to 74	956	6.2%
75 and over	880	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,648	55.7%
Black or African American	211	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	183	1.2%
Asian	122	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.3%
Two or more races	646	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,652	36.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,233	24.6%
High school graduate	2,863	31.5%
Some college or associate's	1,899	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,371	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	722	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,707	74.1%
Carpooled	916	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	132	2.1%
Bicycle	43	0.7%
Worked from home	516	8.1%
Other means	41	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,297	56.5%
15 to 29 min	1,761	30.2%
30 to 44 min	543	9.3%
45 to 59 min	115	2.0%
60+ min	123	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 33.0% (4,970 of 15,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,737	68.5%
Nonfamily households	1,719	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,456	89.5%
Vacant	639	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,819	51.7%
Renter-occupied	2,637	48.3%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,584	75.2%
1-unit, attached	88	1.4%
2 to 4 units	574	9.4%
5 to 19 units	713	11.7%
20 or more units	41	0.7%
Mobile home & other	95	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2911656
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.1506, -94.3279