Carthage, North Carolina demographics

Carthage, NC demographics: median age 44.7; 30.6% 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 town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3710680. The survey estimates a population of 2,896 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Carthage is 44.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.6 years. There are 1,146 households (±98). 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	44.7 ±5.6	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,896
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	638 ±138	22.0% ±4.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	421 ±138	14.5% ±4.8 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,272 ±246	43.9% ±8.5 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	565 ±133	19.5% ±4.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,896
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	1,346 ±116	46.5% ±4.0 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	1,550 ±118	53.5% ±4.1 pp	51.1%	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: 2,896
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	2,193 ±233	75.7% ±8.0 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	524 ±238	18.1% ±8.2 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	18 ±29 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10 ±17 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	151 ±110 · low precision	5.2% ±3.8 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,896
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,745 ±120	94.8% ±4.1 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	151 ±118 · low precision	5.2% ±4.1 pp · low precision	11.3%	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: 1,146
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	648 ±113	56.5% ±8.6 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	29 ±26 · low precision	2.5% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	160 ±62	14.0% ±5.3 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	309 ±98	27.0% ±8.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,146
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	350 ±76	30.5% ±6.1 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	796 ±128	69.5% ±9.5 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,146
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	309 ±98	27.0% ±8.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	427 ±147	37.3% ±12.4 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	215 ±70	18.8% ±5.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	95 ±53 · low precision	8.3% ±4.6 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	56 ±46 · low precision	4.9% ±4.0 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	38 ±31 · low precision	3.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	6 ±18 · low precision	0.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	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: 2,896
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	2,845 ±44	98.2% ±1.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	51 ±42 · low precision	1.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	2,708 ±82	97.8% ±2.2 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	22 ±22 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6 ±14 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	18 ±32 · low precision	0.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	14 ±27 · low precision	0.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	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: 2,021
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	184 ±87	9.1% ±4.3 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	367 ±112	18.2% ±5.4 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	594 ±168	29.4% ±8.0 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	258 ±117	12.8% ±5.7 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	255 ±82	12.6% ±4.0 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	363 ±142	18.0% ±6.9 pp	13.5%	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: 2,827
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	2,607 ±143	92.2% ±4.8 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	105 ±75 · low precision	3.7% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	17 ±20 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	83 ±102 · low precision	2.9% ±3.6 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	15 ±22 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	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

7.1% of Carthage residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 87.7% 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	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.1% ±2.5 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.7% ±5.3 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.8% ±4.9 pp	7.4%	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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