Carthage, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Carthage home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

6,431
Population Estimate
$107,362
Median Home Value
91.7%
Employment Rate
21.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$156
Median Listing Price$288,475
Median Days on Market71
Active Listings54
New Listings18
Total Listings (Active + Pending)80
Avg Listing Price$401,172
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.13
Family Dual Income41.3
Median Household Income$51,758
Median Individual Income$26,579
Home Ownership63.4%
Home Value$107,362
Median Rent$751
Rent Burden30.1%
Poverty14.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.4%
  • Highschool Education27.4%
  • Some College34.4%
  • Bachelors Degree17.3%
  • Graduate Degree4.5%
  • Total College or Above21.8%
  • Stem Degree40.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.8%
  • Female49.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.4%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married34.5%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCarthage
State IDTX
Population6,431

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.7%
19–2913.5%
30–3914.9%
40–497.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.9%
60–6912.2%
70–797.6%
80+3.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation51.8%
Unemployment Rate8.3%
Disabled18.5%

ETHNICITY

White72.3%
Black25.1%
Asian0.3%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.0%
Multiple0.1%

OTHER

Hispanic10.0%
Limited English0.9%
Health Uninsured17.3%
Veteran6.5%

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