Carthage is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 15,491 people and three associated neighborhoods, Carthage is the 51st largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carthage is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carthage is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carthage who work in sales jobs (8.97%), teaching (8.85%), and office and administrative support (8.79%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.27 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Carthage doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Carthage citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.16% of adults in Carthage have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carthage in 2022 was $21,019, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,076 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carthage also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.92% of its population below the federal poverty line.Carthage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carthage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carthage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Carthage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carthage include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
