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Moving to Carthage, Missouri

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Population: 12,668. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,096 (+3.4% change)
Males: 6,178 (48.8%), Females: 6,490 (51.2%)

Jasper County

Zip code: 64836

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $28,557
Median house value: $57,400

Population by Race

Races in Carthage:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
  • Hispanic (12.5%)
  • Other race (6.6%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Vietnamese (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.5%), United States (11.8%), Irish (9.7%), English (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 1002 feet

Land area: 9.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carthage

  • High school or higher: 72.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carthage city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

9.0% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,342 (+11.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Carthage:

  • MCCUNE BROOKS HOSPITAL (627 W CENTENNIAL ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:

  • FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM – FREEMAN WEST (about 16 miles; JOPLIN, MO)
  • ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; JOPLIN, MO)
  • FREEMAN NEOSHO HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NEOSHO, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carthage:

  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 12 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 62 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 65 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:

  • LAMAR MUNI (about 22 miles; LAMAR, MO; Abbreviation: LLU)
  • NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 26 miles; NEOSHO, MO; Abbreviation: EOS)
  • MONETT MUNI (about 29 miles; MONETT, MO; Abbreviation: M58)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carthage:

  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)

Schools

Public high schools in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE SR. HIGH (Students: 798; Location: 714 S MAIN ST; Grades: 10 – 12)
  • CARTHAGE TECHNICAL CTR. (Location: 609 RIVER ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE JR. HIGH (Students: 823; Location: 827 E CENTENNIAL; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • COLUMBIAN ELEM. (Students: 561; Location: 1015 W MACON; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FAIRVIEW ELEM. (Students: 543; Location: 1201 E FAIRVIEW; Grades: KG – 06)
  • STEADLEY ELEM. (Students: 526; Location: 1814 W FIR RD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MARK TWAIN ELEM. (Students: 227; Location: 1435 S MAIN; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PLEASANT VALLEY ELEM. (Students: 141; Location: 652 COUNTY RD 180; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Carthage:

  • ST ANNS (Students: 104; Location: 1156 GRAND AVE; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Carthage:

  • CARTHAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $278,546; Location: 612 S. GARRISON AVE; 49,685 books; 875 audio materials; 1,243 video materials; 150 serial subscriptions)

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