Carthage.
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Missouri·Jasper County
4 tracts·12K people·$147K median·1,001/mi²
White 60 · Hispanic 35 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 37 · Other 35 · Living alone 28
Manufacturing 35 · Retail 26 · Health 17 · Professional 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Production · transport 25 · Sales · office 20 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Carthage is $146,800 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Carthage has 15,574 residents across 2 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.2; the population is 59.7% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.4% Black, 1.2% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 22.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.2% (Census ACS).
STEADLEY ELEM. (50%), MARK TWAIN ELEM. (49%) and CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER (42%) lead the elementary schools; CARTHAGE JR. HIGH (40%) and CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTER (39%) lead the middle schools; CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (38%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $975/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Carthage is $51,328 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Carthage, median rent is $975/month and the median home value is $146,800 (Census ACS).
Carthage reported 1.9 violent crimes and 13.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carthage are ice storm (98), tornado (98) and heat wave (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Carthage, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).