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Carthage, AR map Population (year 2000): 442. Estimated population in July 2006: 409 (-7.5% change)
 

Males: 232  (52.5%)
Females: 210  (47.5%)

Dallas County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71725.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,700 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Carthage  $24,700
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $30,900 (it was $28,100 in 2000)
Carthage  $30,900
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Carthage:

  • Black (82.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (14.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (6.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 309 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 412 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Carthage

  • High school or higher: 48.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carthage city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 46.2%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

23 residents are foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

This city:  5.2%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Carthage, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carthage to the number of sex offenders is 414 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Carthage:  1.0% ($292)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Carthage satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (37.9 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (138.9 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (303.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Leola, AR (7.2 miles ), Prattsville, AR (16.8 miles ), Poyen, AR (18.3 miles ), Sheridan, AR (19.3 miles ), Fordyce, AR (20.4 miles ), Thornton, AR (21.0 miles ), Sparkman, AR (22.8 miles ), Kingsland, AR (23.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 34.07 N, Longitude: 92.56 W


53 people in nursing homes

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (59%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Paper (2%)
  • Finance and insurance (2%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Metal and metal products (16%)
  • Wood products (15%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Paper (12%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (19%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Plant and system operators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (20%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Carthage-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Carthage city center injured 11 people.

On 1/21/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:
  • DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; FORDYCE, AR)
  • HOT SPRING COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; MALVERN, AR)
  • JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carthage:
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 46 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 51 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 64 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:
  • MALVERN MUNI (about 22 miles; MALVERN, AR; ID: M78)
  • H L HOPKINS-FORDYCE MUNI (about 22 miles; FORDYCE, AR; ID: 5M4)
  • SHERIDAN MUNI (about 22 miles; SHERIDAN, AR; ID: 9M8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carthage:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 44 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 48 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 62 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 73 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 84 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
Public high school in Carthage:
  • CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: 319 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Carthage:
  • CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 319 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Carthage and their reported violations in the past:

CARTHAGE WATER AND SEWER (Population served: 392, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-10-1999), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  24.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  6.6%

Carthage compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Carthage government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $31,000
    Sewerage: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    General - Other: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $169,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $49,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $9,000
    Property: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ouachita County, AR  0.88% ($22,875 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, AR  0.48% ($31,538)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.40% ($30,909)


7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ouachita County, AR  0.79% ($21,091 average AGI)
to Clark County, AR  0.68% ($19,000)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.68% ($46,158)


Strongest AM radio stations in Carthage:
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXOW (1420 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
  • KBJT (1570 AM; 1 kW; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: KBJT, INC.)
  • KITA (1440 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KITA, INCORPORATED)
  • KLRG (1150 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carthage:
  • KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KIPR (92.3 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKPT (94.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC.)
  • KABZ (103.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC)
  • KKZR (93.3 FM; BRYANT, AR; Owner: ABG ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • KHKN (106.7 FM; BENTON, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLAZ (105.9 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVLO (102.9 FM; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLEZ (101.5 FM; MALVERN, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KQEW (102.3 FM; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: DALLAS PROPERTIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Carthage:
  • KATV (Channel 7; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KATV, LLC)
  • KETS (Channel 2; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KASN (Channel 38; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KETG (Channel 9; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KVTN (Channel 25; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
  • KWBF-LP (Channel 5; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)

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