Carthage city, IL

Hancock County, IL

2022 population: 2,560 ( 45 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 1027.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,290	89.45%	8.3%
Black:	26	1.02%	225.0%
Indian:	10	0.39%	25.0%
Asian:	17	0.66%	54.5%
2+ races:	112	4.38%	300.0%
Hispanic:	105	4.10%	101.9%

Total non-White:	270	10.55%	152.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-208	-9.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	163	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,605
2,498	95.89%
8	0.31%
8	0.31%
11	0.42%
28	1.07%
52	2.00%
107	4.11%

2000
2,755
2,710	98.37%
11	0.40%
19	0.69%
7	0.25%
0	0.00%
8	0.29%
45	1.63%

1990
2,657
2,623	98.72%
0	0.00%
5	0.19%
6	0.23%
n/a
23	0.87%
34	1.28%

1980
2,978
2,927	98.29%
46	1.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.17%
51	1.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-212	-7.7
62	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

87	3.3
11	0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-304	-10.2
-17	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Carthage city, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.9
397	15.5%
2,163	84.5%
538	21.0%

1,252
1.96

724	57.8%
616	85.1%
31	4.3%
528	42.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
554	21.3%
2,051	78.7%
568	21.8%

1,151
2.21

680	59.1%
521	76.6%
66	9.7%
471	40.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
659	23.9%
2,096	76.1%
589	21.4%

1,196
2.23

699	58.4%
596	85.3%
53	7.6%
497	41.6%

1990
Number	Percent
40.0
582	21.9%
2,075	78.1%
660	24.8%

1,163
2.22

732	62.9%
581	79.4%
63	8.6%
431	37.1%

1980
Number	Percent
36.6
598	20.1%
2,380	79.9%
647	21.7%

1,213
2.24

775	63.9%
676	87.2%
34	4.4%
438	36.1%

2022 Housing Data for Carthage city, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	53	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	45	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	46	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	35	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	36	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	62	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	89	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	153	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	221	17.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	214	17.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	53	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	83	6.6%
$200,000 or more	65	5.2%

Median Household Income	75,962
Per Capita Income	41,156

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	46	3.7%
Public Assistance	9	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	147	11.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,312	83.3%
Unemployed	20	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,332	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	243	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	556	393	58.6%
Non-Profit	11	56	16.4%
Self-Employed	144	29	83.2%

Local Government	123	72	63.1%
State Government	23	66	25.8%
Federal Government	20	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	700	422	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	177	194	47.7%
Total	877	616	58.7%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	156	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	349	23.4%
Professional, Technical	401	26.9%
Service Occupations	229	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	4.0%
All others	358	24.0%

White Collar		60.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	227	15.2%
Educational services	205	13.7%
Retail trade	193	12.9%
Manufacturing	149	10.0%
Finance and insurance	144	9.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	112	7.5%
Public administration	88	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	70	4.7%
Other services	56	3.8%
Construction	55	3.7%
Wholesale trade	44	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	29	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	27	1.8%
Information	23	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	1.2%
Utilities	7	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	41	1.60%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	14	0.55%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.16%
Honduran	10	0.39%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	42	1.64%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	33	1.29%
Ecuadorian	9	0.35%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	12	0.47%
Japanese	5	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,374	95.9%
Spanish	84	3.4%
Other Indo-European	12	0.5%
Other Asian	5	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	877	34.3%
English	410	16.0%
Irish	322	12.6%
American	187	7.3%
Norwegian	67	2.6%
French	58	2.3%
Welsh	50	2.0%
European	49	1.9%
Scottish	49	1.9%
Italian	41	1.6%
Belgian	22	0.9%
Dutch	18	0.7%
Greek	16	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	16	0.6%
Swedish	13	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,494	97.4%
Not a citizen	66	2.6%

Native	2,485	97.1%
Foreign-born	75	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	0.9%	72	3.6%	532	26.5%	635	31.6%	569	28.3%	184	9.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	0.9%
9-12 Years	72	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	532	26.5%
Some College	635	31.6%
Bach. Degree	569	28.3%
Grad Degree	184	9.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +65	R +40	D + 0.2%
D +25
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	850	71.9%	Joe Biden (D)	306	25.9%	27	2.3%	1,183	31	25	0.02%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	785	68.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	281	24.5%	80	7.0%	1,146	30	23	0.02%

2020 President, Carthage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

306

25.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

850

71.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,183

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Carthage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

281

24.5%

Donald Trump (R)

785

68.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,146

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Carthage city, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	58%	Mark Curran (R)	803	68.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	334	28.5%	35 [+]	3.0%	1,172	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 17 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 7 (0.6%);
2018	G	41%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	521	62.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	227	27.0%	93 [+]	11.1%	841	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 67 (8.0%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 26 (3.1%);
2016	S3	54%	Mark Kirk* (R)	635	57.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	429	38.7%	45 [+]	4.1%	1,109	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 25 (2.3%); Scott Summers (Green) 19 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,492
Median Value	$111,400

Occupied	1,252	83.9%
Vacant	240	16.1%

Owned	939	75.0%
Rented	313	25.0%
Median Rent	$683

Single-Family Units	1,140	76.4%
Detached	1,134	76.0%
Attached	6	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	214	14.3%
Mobile Homes	8	0.5%

Carthage city, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Carthage city, IL

2022 Housing Data for Carthage city, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Carthage city, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Carthage city, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Carthage city, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Carthage city, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Carthage city, IL