Carthage is a city of 2,896 people in North Carolina. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,025 people. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 44.7, about 6 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $208,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,695, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Carthage
What changed most since 1990
Population976 → 2,896(+197%)US over the same years: +35%
White share76.9% → 73.1%(−3.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$53,349 → $82,695(+55%)US over the same years: +14%
Carthage's population equals 2.8% of Moore County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.9% of the county's.
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)20.5%(44)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(61)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.8%(49)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 215 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
Carthage, decade by decade
Carthage 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
1990
976
$53,349
$136,324
14.2%
45.8
2000
1,871
$63,849
$155,934
16.0%
56.2
2010
2,205
$47,024
$152,920
17.3%
57.3
2020
2,775
$50,580
$175,382
19.2%
62.5
2024
2,896
$82,695
$208,200
30.6%
53.7
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.
