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.
Being a small town, Carthage does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Carthage is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.26% of adults 25 and older 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.
