Carthage Population and Demographics

Carthage Illinois Population and Demographics Resources

Carthage City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Carthage Population: 2725 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 1252 45.94% Female 1473 54.06%       Under 5 years 147 5.39% 5 to 9 years 190 6.97% 10 to 14 years 209 7.67% 15 to 19 years 158 5.8% 20 to 24 years 137 5.03% 25 to 34 years 300 11.01% 35 to 44 years 393 14.42% 45 to 54 years 333 12.22% 55 to 59 years 131 4.81% 60 to 64 years 130 4.77% 65 to 74 years 241 8.84% 75 to 84 years 241 8.84% 85 years and over 115 4.22%       Median age (years) 40.5       18 years and over 2082 76.4% Male 920 33.76% Female 1162 42.64% 21 years and over 1998 73.32% 62 years and over 677 24.84% 65 years and over 597 21.91% Male 215 7.89% Female 382 14.02%       Race     One race 2718 99.74% White 2674 98.13% Black or African American 13 0.48% American Indian and Alaska Native 13 0.48% Asian 15 0.55% Asian indian 5 0.18% Chinese 0 0% Filipino 0 0% Japanese 1 0.04% Korean 6 0.22% Vietnamese 3 0.11% Other Asian 0 0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.07% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 2 0.07% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 1 0.04% Two or more races 7 0.26%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 2725 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 9 0.33% Mexican 2 0.07% Puerto Rican 1 0.04% Cuban 1 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 5 0.18% Not Hispanic or Latino 2716 99.67% White alone 2668 97.91%       Relationship     Total Population 2725 100.00% In households 2633 96.62% Householder 1184 43.45% Spouse 557 20.44% Child 713 26.17% Own child under 18 years 587 21.54% Other relatives 53 1.94% Under 18 years 24 0.88% Nonrelatives 126 4.62% Unmarried partner 61 2.24% In group quarters 92 3.38% Institutionalized population 86 3.16% Non-Institutionalized population 6 0.22%       Households by Type     Total Households 1184 100.0 % Family households (families) 709 59.88% With own children under 18 years 329 27.79% Married-couple family 557 47.04% With own children under 18 years 222 18.75% Female householder, no husband present 118 9.97% With own children under 18 years 83 7.01% Non Family households 475 40.12% Householder living alone 421 35.56% Householder 65 years and over 212 17.91%       Households with individuals under 18 years 350 29.56% Households with individuals 65 years and over 399 33.7%       Average Household size 2.22 Average family size 2.87       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 1314 100.00% Occupied housing units 1184 90.11% Vacant housing units 130 9.89% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 0.38% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 1184 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 826 69.76% Renter-occupied housing units. 358 30.24%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.35 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.94

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