Carthage, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,699 (Urban population: 13,534 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 165 (13 farm, 152 nonfarm))

Carthage, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,155 (4,783 occupied: 3,030 owner occupied, 1,753 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	30%

Housing density: 540 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $400 (lower quartile is $273, upper quartile is $502)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $439

Median gross rent in Carthage, MO in 2007: $518

Housing units in Carthage with a mortgage: 1,628 (117 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,254

Carthage,MO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,366 (it was $57,700 in 2000)

Carthage:	$91,366
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,904 - $121,873

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $105,445
Here: $105,445
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $161,984
Here: $161,984
State: $185,799

In 2-unit structures: $120,986
Here: $120,986
State: $155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $41,647
Here: $41,647
State: $141,353

Mobile homes: $55,833
Here: $55,833
State: $37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $46,345

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,868

In family households: 9,913 (2,368 male householders, 841 female householders)
2,387 spouses, 3,485 children (2,980 natural, 83 adopted, 422 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 187 other relatives, 315 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,955 (526 male householders (410 living alone)), 1,130 female householders (1,058 living alone)), 299 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 692 (239 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,385 2-persons, 764 3-persons, 604 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,468 1-person, 140 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 17 6-persons.

1,938 married couples with children.
803 single-parent households (170 men, 633 women).

86.6% of residents of Carthage speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 32% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 68% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,143 (9.1%)
(19.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carthage, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 199 5 rooms: 824 6 rooms: 895 7 rooms: 470 8 rooms: 301 9 or more rooms: 287

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carthage, Missouri:
	1 room: 59 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 360 4 rooms: 529 5 rooms: 349 6 rooms: 178 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 56

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 125
1995 to 1998: 225
1990 to 1994: 233
1980 to 1989: 406
1970 to 1979: 499
1960 to 1969: 548
1950 to 1959: 663
1940 to 1949: 541
1939 or earlier: 1,915

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carthage:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 93 2 bedrooms: 816 3 bedrooms: 1,600 4 bedrooms: 440 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carthage:
	no bedroom: 79 1 bedroom: 552 2 bedrooms: 741 3 bedrooms: 294 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Carthage in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 198 1 vehicle: 970 2 vehicles: 1,216 3 vehicles: 485 4 vehicles: 95 5 or more vehicles: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Carthage in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 306 1 vehicle: 904 2 vehicles: 475 3 vehicles: 43 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Carthage, MO:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 69
$25,000 to $29,999: 72
$30,000 to $34,999: 144
$35,000 to $39,999: 248
$40,000 to $49,999: 387
$50,000 to $59,999: 539
$60,000 to $69,999: 286
$70,000 to $79,999: 261
$80,000 to $89,999: 238
$90,000 to $99,999: 130
$100,000 to $124,999: 132
$125,000 to $149,999: 90
$150,000 to $174,999: 69
$175,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 to $249,999: 23
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 16
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Carthage rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Carthage:

Less than $100: 102 people
$100 to $149: 80
$150 to $199: 106
$200 to $249: 98
$250 to $299: 154
$300 to $349: 168
$350 to $399: 184
$400 to $449: 197
$450 to $499: 204
$500 to $549: 168
$550 to $599: 143
$600 to $649: 100
$650 to $699: 53
$700 to $749: 22
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 87

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 564 1990 to 1994: 216 1985 to 1989: 223 1980 to 1984: 61 1975 to 1979: 41 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 27

Carthage, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.9%
Number of people working at home: 135 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 342
5 to 9 minutes: 1570
10 to 14 minutes: 902
15 to 19 minutes: 589
20 to 24 minutes: 488
25 to 29 minutes: 262
30 to 34 minutes: 559
35 to 39 minutes: 124
40 to 44 minutes: 42
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 94
90 or more minutes: 36

Carthage mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,058 (77%)
Carpooled: 774 (15%)
Bicycle: 68 (1%)
Walked: 231 (4%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 135 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 711
$10,000 to $14,999: 534
$15,000 to $19,999: 348
$20,000 to $24,999: 481
$25,000 to $29,999: 512
$30,000 to $34,999: 439
$35,000 to $39,999: 288
$40,000 to $44,999: 291
$45,000 to $49,999: 235
$50,000 to $59,999: 323
$60,000 to $74,999: 358
$75,000 to $99,999: 198
$100,000 to $124,999: 38
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 61

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2745

United States or American: 1489

German: 1288

English: 886

Irish: 704

Scotch-Irish: 220

French (except Basque): 212

Scottish: 151

Dutch: 121

Italian: 118

European: 97

Norwegian: 77

Welsh: 51

Lithuanian: 40

Polish: 40

Swedish: 37

Danish: 27

French Canadian: 23

Scandinavian: 22

Swiss: 21

Pennsylvania German: 17

Czech: 15

Icelander: 8

Belgian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Jamaican: 7

Canadian: 6

Portuguese: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Guatemala (41%)
Mexico (37%)
Vietnam (9%)
El Salvador (8%)
Other Western Europe (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Japan (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7249
Northeast: 192
Midwest: 1353
South: 1507
West: 1035

45% of Carthage residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 244
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 139
11th grade: 204
12th grade, no diploma: 165
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,139
Less than 1 year of college: 238
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 499
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 420
Master's degree: 172
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 70
Nursery to 4th grade: 62
5th and 6th grade: 96
7th and 8th grade: 285
9th grade: 131
10th grade: 226
11th grade: 207
12th grade, no diploma: 133
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,521
Less than 1 year of college: 367
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 524
Associate degree: 222
Bachelor's degree: 356
Master's degree: 89
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 38.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,276
Black householders: $34,740
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,062
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $32,227
Some other race householders: $38,607
Two or more races householders: $28,197
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,733

Carthage household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Carthage household income for Black householders

Carthage household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Carthage household income for Some other race householders

Carthage household income for Two or more races householders

Carthage household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Carthage marital status for males

Carthage marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,346
Black or African American householders: $59,810
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $142,587
Some other race householders: $55,503
Two or more races householders: $96,972
Hispanic or Latino householders: $71,293

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,056
One, attached: 140
Two: 289
3 or 4: 287
5 to 9: 182
10 to 19: 60
20 to 49: 41
50 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 60
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,102

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Carthage:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (8%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	1.9%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	6.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	5.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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