Demographics of Carthage city, Missouri

Carthage city, Missouri had 15,895 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +315 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carthage city, in four figures

15,895
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,574 ±30.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +315 people.; 32.2 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,328 ±$4,694
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Carthage city, Missouri's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carthage city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Carthage city, Missouri's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carthage city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,580	100.0	100.0
2021	15,558	99.9	100.2
2022	15,481	99.4	100.7
2023	15,576	100.0	101.6
2024	15,705	100.8	102.5
2025	15,895	102.0	103.1

Population of Carthage city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,580	—
2021	15,558	−22
2022	15,481	−77
2023	15,576	+95
2024	15,705	+129
2025	15,895	+190

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.2 ±4.1: for men 29.9 ±1.7 and for women 35.2 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carthage city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,232 ±261	7.9% ±1.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,796 ±580	24.4% ±3.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,208 ±263	7.8% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,321 ±566	27.7% ±3.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,962 ±430	19.0% ±2.8	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,055 ±291	13.2% ±1.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,328 ±$4,694, and income per person $25,235 ±$4,276, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carthage city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,495 ±315	26.1% ±5.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,243 ±389	21.7% ±6.7	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,045 ±280	18.2% ±4.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	924 ±234	16.1% ±4.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	732 ±263	12.8% ±4.5	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	51 to 179	0.9% to 3.1%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	72 to 284	1.3% to 4.9%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carthage city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,106 ±1,291	27.2% ±8.5	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,780 ±558	36.1% ±9.9	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,800 ±538	24.1% ±6.6	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	526 ±186	19.4% ±6.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carthage city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carthage city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	6,459 ±413	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±7.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±4.5	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.0% ±7.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.0% ±5.5	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$146,800 ±$9,480	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$975 ±$69	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±5	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carthage city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,378 ±552	34.5% ±3.5	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,295 ±659	59.7% ±4.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	46 to 400	0.3% to 2.6%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	65 to 247	0.4% to 1.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	471 ±210	3.0% ±1.3	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carthage city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	9,327 ±851	59.9% ±5.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,186 ±746	26.9% ±4.8	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	47 to 161	0.3% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,957 ±322	12.6% ±2.1	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	586 ±242	3.8% ±1.6	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,371 ±287	8.8% ±1.8	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Carthage city among the places of Missouri

57th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Carthage city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grain Valley city	16,271 ±27
Poplar Bluff city	16,254 ±28
Lemay CDP	16,228 ±1,765
Overland city	15,695 ±29
Jackson city	15,659 ±61
Carthage city	15,574 ±30
Fort Leonard Wood CDP	15,432 ±713
Lebanon city	15,270 ±25
Washington city	15,130 ±26
Troy city	13,947 ±32
Marshall city	13,739 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 2 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 16 Places by poverty rate
No. 52 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 54 Places in Missouri by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026