Carthage, Tennessee demographics

Carthage, TN demographics: median age 38.0; 22.3% 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, Tennessee · Incorporated town · GEOID 4711280. The survey estimates a population of 2,327 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Carthage is 38.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.7 years. There are 899 households (±146). 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	38.0 ±5.7	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	454 ±151	19.5% ±5.2 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	535 ±142	23.0% ±4.0 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	909 ±191	39.1% ±2.5 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	429 ±135	18.4% ±4.5 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	1,061 ±253	45.6% ±5.9 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	1,266 ±258	54.4% ±2.2 pp	50.9%	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: 2,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	1,963 ±437	84.4% ±8.3 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	103 ±77 · low precision	4.4% ±3.2 pp · low precision	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	12 ±20 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	34 ±45 · low precision	1.5% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9 ±20 · low precision	0.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	206 ±99	8.9% ±3.9 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,247 ±463	96.6% ±4.9 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	80 ±61 · low precision	3.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision	7.4%	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: 899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	414 ±108	46.1% ±9.4 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	59 ±49 · low precision	6.6% ±5.3 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	85 ±47 · low precision	9.5% ±5.0 pp · low precision	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	290 ±89	32.3% ±8.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	51 ±49 · low precision	5.7% ±5.4 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	177 ±84	19.7% ±8.8 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	722 ±140	80.3% ±8.5 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	290 ±89	32.3% ±8.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	304 ±91	33.8% ±8.5 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	181 ±81	20.1% ±8.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	83 ±60 · low precision	9.2% ±6.5 pp · low precision	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	23 ±24 · low precision	2.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	15 ±25 · low precision	1.7% ±2.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3 ±15 · low precision	0.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	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: 2,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	2,275 ±458	97.8% ±2.4 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	52 ±51 · low precision	2.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,147
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	2,069 ±387	96.4% ±2.0 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	12 ±20 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±21 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	34 ±45 · low precision	1.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	12 ±20 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 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: 1,723
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	168 ±76	9.8% ±4.0 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	679 ±171	39.4% ±6.7 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	440 ±186	25.5% ±9.7 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	51 ±30 · low precision	3.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	269 ±119	15.6% ±6.3 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	116 ±63 · low precision	6.7% ±3.4 pp · low precision	11.7%	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: 2,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	1,853 ±382	79.6% ±4.0 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	287 ±246 · low precision	12.3% ±10.3 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	178 ±83	7.6% ±3.2 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	9 ±11 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 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

7.9% of Carthage residents (±3.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 82.8% 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	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.9% ±3.8 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.8% ±4.7 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±4.8 pp · low precision	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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