Texas · Census place 13108
Carthage city, TX
Quick answer
Carthage city has 6,568 residents, ranking #349 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $44,738, the median home is worth $153,100 and median gross rent runs $737 a month.
- Population
- 6,568Carthage city residents
- Median household income
- $44,738Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $153,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $737Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carthage city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carthage city median would spend about 19.8% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 66.4% 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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