Carthage, Missouri demographics

Carthage, MO demographics: median age 32.2; 22.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Carthage city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2911656. The survey estimates a population of 15,574 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Carthage is 32.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.1 years. There are 5,732 households (±353). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.2 ±4.1	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,574
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	5,028 ±636	32.3% ±4.1 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	3,176 ±417	20.4% ±2.7 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	5,315 ±634	34.1% ±4.1 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,055 ±291	13.2% ±1.9 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,574
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	7,098 ±364	45.6% ±2.3 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	8,476 ±363	54.4% ±2.3 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,574
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	11,160 ±722	71.7% ±4.6 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	258 ±186 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	167 ±93 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	23 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,570 ±487	10.1% ±3.1 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,390 ±657	15.3% ±4.2 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,574
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,196 ±557	65.5% ±3.6 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,378 ±552	34.5% ±3.5 pp	5.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,117 ±282	36.9% ±4.4 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	520 ±168	9.1% ±2.9 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,110 ±288	19.4% ±4.9 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,618 ±272	28.2% ±4.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	367 ±202 · low precision	6.4% ±3.5 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,619 ±279	45.7% ±4.0 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,113 ±405	54.3% ±6.2 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,618 ±272	28.2% ±4.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,846 ±369	32.2% ±6.1 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	692 ±197	12.1% ±3.4 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	512 ±210	8.9% ±3.6 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	682 ±348 · low precision	11.9% ±6.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	324 ±117	5.7% ±2.0 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	58 ±50 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,574
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	13,617 ±324	87.4% ±2.1 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,957 ±322	12.6% ±2.1 pp	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,342
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	10,572 ±619	73.7% ±4.1 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	3,721 ±556	25.9% ±3.9 pp	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	13 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	7 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	13 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,386 ±516	25.6% ±5.4 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,861 ±477	30.6% ±4.9 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,709 ±349	18.3% ±3.6 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	318 ±142	3.4% ±1.5 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,359 ±267	14.6% ±2.8 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	705 ±236	7.5% ±2.5 pp	12.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,397
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	13,208 ±680	85.8% ±4.4 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,438 ±592	9.3% ±3.8 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	255 ±119	1.7% ±0.8 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	466 ±244 · low precision	3.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	30 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.5% of Carthage residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 82.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carthage	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.5% ±3.1 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.9% ±3.8 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±1.9 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Carthage . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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