Carthage, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,811
Male Share of the Population	44.4%
Female Share of the Population	55.6%
Senior Citizens	18.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,008
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	39.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.6%
Median Earnings25+	$34,901
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$15,809

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,847
% Above Poverty Level	81.4%
% Below Poverty Level	18.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	6.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.7%
Median Gross Rent	$721
Median House Value	$145,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.6%
English	17.6%
German	9.3%
Irish	7%
Scottish	4.5%
Italian	2.9%
French Except Basque	2.7%
Canadian	1.5%
Welsh	0.9%
African	0.7%
Dutch	0.5%
Polish	0.5%
Danishn	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
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Carthage Almanac

Category	Value
County	Moore County
Standard Zip Codes	28327
Phone Area Codes	910
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.34
Approximate Longitude	-79.41

Carthage Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	JACKSON SPRINGS 5 WNW
Distance	20 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	48 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 89 F
Oct Temp	50 to 72 F
Annual Precip	47.9 inches

Station	SANFORD 8 NE
Distance	24.4 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 52 F
Apr Temp	45 to 75 F
Jul Temp	67 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	47.5 inches

Station	LAURINBURG
Distance	41.3 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 53 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	50 to 74 F
Annual Precip	48.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cameron	390	$50,625
Pinehurst	15,821	$95,900
Robbins	1,743	$42,188
Southern Pines	13,694	$91,528
Vass	658	$47,656
Whispering Pines	3,221	$85,505

Carthage Public Schools

Carthage Elementary
312 Rockingham St
ZIP: 28327
(910) 947-2781
Primary
Total Enrollment 397

Crain's Creek Middle
4631 Union Church Rd
ZIP: 28327
(910) 245-3796
Middle
Total Enrollment 416

Sandhills Farm Life Elementary
2201 Farm Life Rd
ZIP: 28327
(910) 949-2501
Primary
Total Enrollment 644

The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney
160 Pinckney Road
ZIP: 28327
(910) 947-2603
Other
Total Enrollment 43

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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