Carthage, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	178
Male Share of the Population	44.4%
Female Share of the Population	55.6%
Senior Citizens	28.7%
Employed Population 16+	97
Age of the Population	50

Families

% of people married	52.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	28.8%
Median Earnings25+	$31,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,813

Wealth

Median Family Income	$72,813
% Above Poverty Level	90.4%
% Below Poverty Level	9.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	8.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	48.1%
Median Gross Rent	$492
Median House Value	$49,200

Ancestry

Norwegian	27%
German	25.8%
Irish	16.3%
English	15.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.9%
Polish	10.1%
Dutch	6.2%
Danishn	5.6%
Swedish	3.4%
Italian	3.4%
Belgian	2.2%
Canadian	0.6%
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Carthage Almanac

Category	Value
County	Miner County
Standard Zip Codes	57323
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	44.16
Approximate Longitude	-97.71

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	HOWARD
Distance	14 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	32 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	23.7 inches

Station	MADISON 2 SE
Distance	33.3 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 21 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	35 to 59 F
Annual Precip	25.1 inches

Station	ALEXANDRIA
Distance	36.2 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 27 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	22.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Artesian	255	$82,500
Cavour	132	$73,750
De Smet	1,109	$68,452
Howard	841	$64,500
Iroquois	369	$59,643
Oldham	153	$57,750

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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