Carthage, MS Population

Overview

5,622

Total Population

38.3

Median age

51.73%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

568

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Carthage's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Carthage is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carthage's population under 18 was 23.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carthage's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carthage, 19.62% were under the age of 15, 19.55% aged 15 to 29, 41.84% aged 30 to 64, 15.19% aged 65 to 84, and 3.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 194 more females than males in Carthage:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.73% females and 48.27% males in Carthage, MS.
The Carthage, MS gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 307.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 254.

Carthage's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Carthage population: 43.61% are White, 48.19% are Black or African American, 1.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 6.81% are some other race.
Carthage's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 568 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,054 (89.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carthage is Black or African American with a population of 2,709 (48.19% of the total population).

Carthage's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,010 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Carthage's population increased by 345 (7.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carthage's population decreased by 122 (2.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Carthage's population was lowest in year 2001 at 4,644.