Carthage is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,264 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carthage is the 206th largest community in Tennessee. Carthage real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Carthage house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns 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 town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carthage who work in healthcare (12.65%), sales jobs (9.59%), and business and financial occupations (7.82%). Of important note, Carthage is also a town of artists. Carthage has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carthage’s character. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Carthage has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Carthage a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Carthage is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Carthage who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.26% of the adults in Carthage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Carthage in 2022 was $29,305, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,220 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carthage is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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. Important ancestries of people in Carthage include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
