CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Carthage

North Carolina · 976 residents · 6.73 sq mi

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Carthage is a city of 976 people in North Carolina. The population has fallen 48% since 2000. The median age is 36.3, about 3 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $56,800. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

976

−48%vs 2000

vs 1,871 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(56)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(79)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(33)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(155)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.9%(175)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(83)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(79)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(102)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(56)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,228

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,050 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,512

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,343 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.7%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $508 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.5%(1,263)

Black30.7%(575)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(16)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.6%(757)

Black20.2%(197)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.3%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.9%(55)

Argentine1.9%(55)

Mexican1.7%(49)

Puerto Rican0.9%(27)

Cuban0.7%(20)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(14)

Thai0.1%(4)

Ancestry

English18.4%(534)

Irish13.4%(388)

German12.3%(355)

Scottish6.8%(198)

American4.6%(134)

French3.1%(89)

Italian2.9%(83)

Subsaharan African2.5%(71)

Dutch2.3%(66)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(52)

Welsh1.6%(45)

French Canadian1.2%(36)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1%(29)

Portuguese0.9%(26)

Slovak0.8%(23)

Nigerian0.8%(23)

Swedish0.6%(17)

Greek0.5%(15)

British0.5%(14)

Norwegian0.5%(14)

Canadian0.4%(11)

Slovene0.3%(10)

Polish0.3%(9)

Russian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.7%(256)

Married60.5%(682)

Widowed3.7%(42)

Divorced13.1%(148)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(257)

Married52.4%(664)

Widowed15.2%(193)

Divorced12.1%(153)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+12.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.9%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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