Carthage, Mississippi - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,862
Male Share of the Population	53.5%
Female Share of the Population	46.5%
Senior Citizens	12.6%
Employed Population 16+	1,449
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	25.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.5%
Median Earnings25+	$27,258
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,696

Wealth

Median Family Income	$35,521
% Above Poverty Level	59.1%
% Below Poverty Level	40.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	2.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	19.6%
Median Gross Rent	$760
Median House Value	$115,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	67.2%
Irish	7%
African	2.6%
English	1.7%
Italian	1.3%
German	1.2%
Scottish	0.3%
French Except Basque	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
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Carthage Almanac

Category	Value
County	Leake County
Standard Zip Codes	39051
Phone Area Codes	601
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	32.74
Approximate Longitude	-89.53

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	CARTHAGE 3 SW
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 55 F
Apr Temp	49 to 76 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	49 to 77 F
Annual Precip	57.2 inches

Station	KOSCIUSKO
Distance	22.3 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 54 F
Apr Temp	49 to 75 F
Jul Temp	70 to 92 F
Oct Temp	50 to 77 F
Annual Precip	60.3 inches

Station	PHILADELPHIA 1 WSW
Distance	23.6 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 55 F
Apr Temp	51 to 75 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	50 to 77 F
Annual Precip	58.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Kosciusko	6,959	$29,854
Lena	161	$67,500
Philadelphia	7,284	$43,430
Sallis	262	$40,583
Sebastopol	387	$76,250
Walnut Grove	809	$0

Carthage Hospitals

Leake Memorial Hospital
(Non-profit)
310 Ellis Street
(601) 267-1100

Carthage Public Schools

Leake Central Elementary School
603 Hwy. 16 West
ZIP: 39051
(601) 267-9148
Primary
Total Enrollment 1159

Leake Central High School
704 N Jordan Street
ZIP: 39051
(601) 267-7713
High
Total Enrollment 570

Leake Central Junior High
801 Martin Luther King Drive
ZIP: 39051
(601) 267-8909
Middle
Total Enrollment 485

Leake Co Career & Technical Center
703 Northwest Street
ZIP: 39051
(601) 267-8442
High

Red Water Elementary School
555 Red Water Road
ZIP: 39051
(601) 267-8500
Primary

Standing Pine Elementary School
538 Hwy 487 East
ZIP: 39051
(601) 267-9225
Primary

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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