Cartago is a city of 49 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. At a median age of 51.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 24% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 49% were in the same home a year ago. The population has fallen 55% since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,694, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
24% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cartago
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants65.0% → 24.1%(−40.9 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median age28.3 → 51.3(+23.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.8% → 0.0%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cartago, decade by decade
Cartago population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
109
$62,619
$87,257
5.8%
61.9
2010
92
$95,305
$213,196
17.1%
62.6
2020
62
$79,456
–
0.0%
68.7
2024
49
$80,694
–
0.0%
60.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
