Tennessee · Census place 69680
South Carthage, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of South Carthage, Tennessee (South Carthage, TN — Census place “South Carthage town”) is 2,049 residents, ranking #210 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $47,610, the median home is worth $195,800 and median gross rent runs $832 a month. Looking for the South Carthage Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Carthage, TN: 37030.
- Population
- 2,049South Carthage town residents
- Median household income
- $47,610Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $195,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $832Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.3%Owner-occupied households
South Carthage ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Carthage.
The South Carthage TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in South Carthage town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the South Carthage town median would spend about 21% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.9% of residents and 61.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
South Carthage town, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
South Carthage town is a small town in Tennessee, with 2,049 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #210 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 33.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in South Carthage town earn a median of $47,610 a year, 39.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 25.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in South Carthage town is valued at $195,800, 35.5% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $832 a month, 40.8% below the national figure, or roughly $9,984 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 61.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Lakesite city 2,026
- Caryville town 2,079
- Estill Springs town 2,008
- Dover city 2,080
- Biltmore CDP 1,998
- Greenfield city 2,085
- Hunter CDP 1,997
- Falling Water CDP 2,090
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of South Carthage town?
- South Carthage town has 2,049 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #210 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in South Carthage town?
- Median household income in South Carthage town is $47,610 a year, 39.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Carthage town?
- Median gross rent is $832 a month and the median home value is $195,800, so rent absorbs about 21% of median household income.
- Is South Carthage town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Carthage town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this South Carthage town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.