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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Carthage is $19,788, which is lower than the state average of $21,274 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Carthage median household income is $31,023, which has grown by 30.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.03% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Carthage residents spend 30.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 20.7 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #141

Carthage, AR	19,788 USD
Arkansas	21,274 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Carthage, AR	24,342 USD
Arkansas	24,084 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Carthage, AR	30,556 USD
Arkansas	29,438 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Carthage, AR	23,553 USD
Arkansas	19,987 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #288

Carthage, AR	31,023 USD
Arkansas	39,267 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Carthage, AR	39,696 USD
Arkansas	53,253 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #166

Carthage, AR	30.62%
Arkansas	19.03%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Carthage, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.47%	$52,600, see rank	19.18%	$12,242	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	66.86%	$12,112, see rank	33.24%	$14,664	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.59%	$0, see rank	1.81%	$2,711	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	26.04%	$13,089, see rank	17.36%	$17,331	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Carthage, AR	32,250 USD
Arkansas	48,491 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Carthage, AR	43,223 USD
Arkansas	62,497 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Carthage, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$24,861, see rank	$42,456	$54,999
Black	$30,682, see rank	$25,509	$35,194

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Carthage, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
25 to 44	$24,583, see rank	$44,551	$57,132
45 to 64	$51,875, see rank	$47,141	$63,398
65 or over	$13,672, see rank	$28,155	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Carthage, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	262	see rank	2,247,624	238,733,844
Male¹	118	45.04%, see rank	48.41%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	78	66.10%, see rank	66.34%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	78	66.10%, see rank	65.79%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	74	94.87%, see rank	91.93%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4	5.13%, see rank	8.07%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	40	33.90%, see rank	33.66%	29.08%
Female¹	144	54.96%, see rank	51.59%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	56	38.89%, see rank	55.72%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	56	38.89%, see rank	55.63%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	56	100.00%, see rank	92.40%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	7.60%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	88	61.11%, see rank	44.28%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Carthage, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	128	100%	1,230,061	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	87	67.97%, see rank	80.91%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33	25.78%, see rank	12.12%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.43%	4.94%
Walked	6	4.69%, see rank	1.80%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.72%
Worked at Home	2	1.56%, see rank	3.32%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Carthage, AR	30.3 minutes
Arkansas	20.7 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Carthage, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	130	-	1,254,140	141,833,331
Male¹	74	56.92%, see rank	52.48%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11	14.86%, see rank	25.63%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	12.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8	10.81%, see rank	16.51%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2	2.70%, see rank	2.10%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1	1.35%, see rank	11.34%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52	70.27%, see rank	24.57%	18.08%
Female¹	56	43.08%, see rank	47.52%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29	51.79%, see rank	34.77%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2	3.57%, see rank	21.03%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	33.90%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25	44.64%, see rank	9.32%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Carthage, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	130	100%	1,254,140	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	3.33%	1.86%
Construction	4	3.08%, see rank	7.42%	7.13%
Manufacturing	78	60.00%, see rank	14.97%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	2.84%	3.06%
Retail Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	13.21%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16	12.31%, see rank	5.57%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3	2.31%, see rank	5.02%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0	0.00%, see rank	6.66%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19	14.62%, see rank	22.38%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6	4.62%, see rank	7.51%	8.86%
Public Administration	4	3.08%, see rank	4.56%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	4.80%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Carthage, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	86	24.23%, see rank	18.01%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	32	26.45%, see rank	13.47%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.