Carthage city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 15,491 ( 1,113 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.6 square miles
Population density: 1329.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,927	57.63%	9.9%
Black:	362	2.34%	93.6%
Indian:	239	1.54%	104.3%
Asian:	123	0.79%	34.9%
2+ races:	595	3.84%	114.8%
Hispanic:	5,180	33.44%	40.6%

Total non-White:	6,564	42.37%	47.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-985	-8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,098	17.7

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
14,378
9,912	68.94%
187	1.30%
117	0.81%
189	1.31%
277	1.93%
3,685	25.63%
4,466	31.06%

2000
12,560
10,282	81.86%
240	1.91%
167	1.33%
136	1.08%
180	1.43%
1,548	12.32%
2,278	18.14%

1990
10,747
10,218	95.08%
224	2.08%
99	0.92%
177	1.65%
n/a
29	0.27%
529	4.92%

1980
11,104
10,686	96.24%
226	2.04%
52	0.47%
134	1.21%
n/a
6	0.05%
418	3.76%

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

-370	-2.9
2,188	17.4

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

64	0.6
1,749	16.3

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

-468	-4.2
111	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Carthage city, MO

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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
31.6
4,897	31.6%
10,594	68.4%
1,887	12.2%

5,612
2.67

3,717	66.2%
2,017	54.3%
876	23.6%
1,895	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
32.0
4,145	28.8%
10,233	71.2%
2,005	13.9%

5,169
2.69

3,419	66.1%
2,338	68.4%
511	14.9%
1,750	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
3,242	25.8%
9,318	74.2%
2,233	17.8%

4,865
2.44

3,209	66.0%
2,405	74.9%
445	13.9%
1,656	34.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.8
2,543	23.7%
8,204	76.3%
2,289	21.3%

4,317
2.36

2,889	66.9%
2,383	82.5%
218	7.5%
1,428	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
2,864	25.8%
8,240	74.2%
2,203	19.8%

4,391
2.41

3,049	69.4%
2,539	83.3%
239	7.8%
1,342	30.6%

2022 Housing Data for Carthage city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	376	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	543	9.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	333	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	316	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	191	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	624	11.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	286	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	295	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	414	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	412	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	535	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	575	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	325	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	144	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	62	1.1%
$200,000 or more	181	3.2%

Median Household Income	43,526
Per Capita Income	21,019

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	311	5.5%
Public Assistance	127	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,310	23.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,909	64.8%
Unemployed	265	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,174	69.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,856	30.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,382	1,763	57.5%
Non-Profit	259	343	43.0%
Self-Employed	379	262	59.1%

Local Government	140	243	36.6%
State Government	73	250	22.6%
Federal Government	19	38	33.3%

Total Private + Self	2,761	2,025	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	491	874	36.0%
Total	3,252	2,899	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	501	8.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,095	17.8%
Professional, Technical	1,092	17.7%
Service Occupations	1,485	24.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	0.5%
All others	1,995	32.3%

White Collar		43.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,124	18.2%
Retail trade	741	12.0%
Educational services	685	11.1%
Health care and social assistance	650	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	479	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	441	7.1%
Other services	396	6.4%
Construction	362	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	280	4.5%
Wholesale trade	274	4.4%
Finance and insurance	168	2.7%
Public administration	156	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	133	2.2%
Information	65	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	56	0.9%
Utilities	51	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	0.5%
Management	30	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,210	7.81%
Puerto Rican	248	1.60%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3,481	22.47%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3,036	19.60%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	445	2.87%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	241	1.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	82	0.53%
Thai	16	0.10%
Filipino	10	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,041	70.8%
Spanish	3,996	28.2%
Vietnamese	82	0.6%
Other Asian	27	0.2%
Chinese	19	0.1%
Other	9	0.1%
Other Indo-European	8	0.1%
German, other Germanic	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,818	11.7%
American	1,730	11.2%
English	1,368	8.8%
Irish	1,303	8.4%
Scottish	266	1.7%
Swedish	225	1.5%
Italian	189	1.2%
Welsh	181	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	157	1.0%
Dutch	137	0.9%
French	129	0.8%
Finnish	120	0.8%
Polish	111	0.7%
European	86	0.6%
British	53	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,933	89.9%
Not a citizen	1,558	10.1%

Native	13,284	85.8%
Foreign-born	2,207	14.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,209	13.4%	1,193	13.2%	2,823	31.2%	1,822	20.1%	1,357	15.0%	649	7.2%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,209	13.4%
9-12 Years	1,193	13.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,823	31.2%
Some College	1,822	20.1%
Bach. Degree	1,357	15.0%
Grad Degree	649	7.2%
Average years of education: 11.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +221	D +30	D + 4.9%
D +251
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	44%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,462	68.5%	Joe Biden (D)	1,473	29.1%	119	2.4%	5,054	12	22	0.17%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	3,241	68.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,222	25.8%	279	5.9%	4,742	12	22	0.17%

2020 President, Carthage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,473

29.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,462

68.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,054

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Carthage city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,222

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

3,241

68.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

202

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,742

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Carthage city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	43%	Mike Parson* (R)	3,487	69.2%	Nicole Galloway (D)	1,425	28.3%	125 [+]	2.5%	5,037	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 93 (1.8%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 32 (0.6%);
2018	S1	35%	Josh Hawley (R)	2,642	66.9%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	1,114	28.2%	196 [+]	5.0%	3,952	15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 71 (1.8%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 71 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 54 (1.4%);
2016	S3	43%	Roy Blunt* (R)	3,028	63.6%	Jason Kander (D)	1,477	31.0%	257 [+]	5.4%	4,762	14	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 132 (2.8%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 64 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 61 (1.3%);
2016	G	43%	Eric Greitens (R)	3,097	65.0%	Chris Koster (D)	1,478	31.0%	192 [+]	4.0%	4,767	14	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 78 (1.6%); Les Turilli (I) 64 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 50 (1.0%);

*: 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	6,232
Median Value	$130,400

Occupied	5,612	90.1%
Vacant	620	9.9%

Owned	2,628	46.8%
Rented	2,984	53.2%
Median Rent	$854

Single-Family Units	4,588	73.6%
Detached	4,426	71.0%
Attached	162	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	847	13.6%
Mobile Homes	123	2.0%

Carthage city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Carthage city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Carthage city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Carthage city, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Carthage city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Carthage city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Carthage city, MO