Indiana · Census place 10612
Carthage town, IN
Quick answer
Carthage town has 754 residents, ranking #422 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $42,500, the median home is worth $88,900 and median gross rent runs $906 a month.
- Population
- 754Carthage town residents
- Median household income
- $42,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $906Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carthage town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carthage town median would spend about 25.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.6% of residents and 57.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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