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Moving to Carthage, Mississippi

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Population: 4,637. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,771 (+2.9% change)
Males: 2,302 (49.6%), Females: 2,335 (50.4%)

Zip code: 39051

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $25,052
Median house value: $68,200

Population by Race

Races in Carthage:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.7%)
  • Black (44.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (9.4%), Irish (3.9%), English (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), German (1.5%), French (1.4%).

Land area: 9.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carthage

  • High school or higher: 71.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carthage city

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +675 (+17.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Carthage:

  • LEAKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP (310 ELLIS ST P O BOX 557)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carthage:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • KEY FIELD (about 62 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE-LEAKE COUNTY (about 2 miles; CARTHAGE, MS; Abbreviation: 08M)
  • KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA COUNTY (about 24 miles; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Abbreviation: OSX)
  • G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 28 miles; FOREST, MS; Abbreviation: 2M4)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Carthage:

  • BROCKS HAIR DESIGN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 49; Location: 116 E FRANKLIN ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carthage:

  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)

Schools

Public high schools in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 704 N JORDAN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LEAKE COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 703 NORTHWEST STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 900; Location: 603 HWY. 16 WEST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EDINBURG ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 512; Location: 673 MARS HILL RD.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • CARTHAGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 801 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • THOMASTOWN ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 377; Location: 7100 HWY 429; Grades: KG – 12)
  • RED WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 98; Location: 555 RED WATER ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • STANDING PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 538 HIGHWAY 487 EAST; Grades: KG – 06)

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