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Carthage, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 442. Estimated population in July 2024: 416 (-5.9% change)
Males: 232 (52.5%), Females: 210 (47.5%)

Dallas County

Zip code: 71725

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $23,750
Median house value: $28,100

Population by Race

Races in Carthage:

  • Black (82.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (14.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (6.1%).

Elevation: 309 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Carthage, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carthage

  • High school or higher: 48.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carthage city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 46.2%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

5.2% Foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:

  • DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; FORDYCE, AR)
  • HOT SPRING COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; MALVERN, AR)
  • C C S LITTLE ROCK INC (about 34 miles; BENTON, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carthage:

  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 46 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 51 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 64 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:

  • MALVERN MUNI (about 22 miles; MALVERN, AR; Abbreviation: M78)
  • H L HOPKINS-FORDYCE MUNI (about 22 miles; FORDYCE, AR; Abbreviation: 5M4)
  • SHERIDAN MUNI (about 22 miles; SHERIDAN, AR; Abbreviation: 9M8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carthage:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 44 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 48 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 62 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 73 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 84 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)

Schools

Public high school in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: 319 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 319 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: KG – 06)

 

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