Carthage, Mississippi

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Leake County

Population in July 2007: 4,808. Population change since 2000: +3.0%

Males: 2,386	(49.6%)
Females: 2,422	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	32.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39051.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,375 (it was $25,052 in 2000)

Carthage:	$28,375
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,520 (it was $67,100 in 2000)

Carthage:	$99,520
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,338; Detached houses: $175,459; In 2-unit structures: $12,824; Mobile homes: $35,893; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

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Races in Carthage:

White Non-Hispanic (51.7%)
Black (44.3%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Carthage: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.4%), Irish (3.9%), English (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), German (1.5%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 9.35 square miles.

Population density: 514 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carthage

High school or higher: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carthage city

Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 10.6%

55 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.2%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 30 registered sex offenders living in Carthage, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carthage to the number of sex offenders is 160 to 1.

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

Carthage:	0.5% ($338)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (48.7 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (166.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (402.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Redwater, MS (1.6 miles ), Standing Pine, MS (2.6 miles ), Walnut Grove, MS (3.3 miles ), Lena, MS (3.3 miles) , Sebastopol, MS (4.1 miles ), Pearl River, MS (4.2 miles ), Kosciusko, MS (4.7 miles ), Sallis, MS (4.8 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $99,900
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $114,900
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $114,900
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,100
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $73,800
2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $127,000
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,800
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $108,800
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $149,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.74 N, Longitude: 89.54 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,858 (+40.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 727 (53.0%)

Area code: 601

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Carthage, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +675 (+17.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (15%)
Construction (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Health care (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Mining (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (13%)
Health care (13%)
Food (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Apparel (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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Carthage, Mississippi average temperatures

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Carthage-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 211% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/2/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Carthage city center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1976, a category 4 tornado 19.5 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 177 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Carthage:

LEAKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP (310 ELLIS ST P O BOX 557)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:

MONTFORT JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; KOSCIUSKO, MS)
SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MORTON, MS)
SE LACKEY CAH AND SWING-BED (about 24 miles; FOREST, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Carthage, MS

Airports located in Carthage:

Carthage-Leake County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,800, Local Ops: 2,800)

College/University in Carthage:

BROCKS HAIR DESIGN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 49; Location: 116 E FRANKLIN ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carthage:

HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)

Public high schools in Carthage:

EDINBURG ATTENDANCE CENTER (Location: 673 MARS HILL RD.; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
THOMASTOWN ATTENDANCE CENTER (Location: 7100 HWY 429; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 603 HWY. 16 WEST; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
CARTHAGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 801 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE)
CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 704 N JORDAN STREET)

Public elementary/middle school in Carthage:

LEAKE COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 703 NORTHWEST STREET)

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Churches in Carthage include: Saint Ann Catholic Church (A), Carthage Presbyterian Church (B), Carthage United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Trinity Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Carthage: McMillian Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Scott Motel (Highway 80 East), Carthage Inn Motel (711 Highway 16 East), Economy Inn (211 Highway 25 N).

Courts: Leake County - Justice Court Clerk (Court House), Carthage City - Court Clerk Office (West Main Street).

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

CITY OF CARTHAGE (Population served: 4637, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between FEB-01-1999 and MAR-01-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-01-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2002)

EDINBURG WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1695, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between SEP-04-2003 and OCT-04-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

GOSHEN WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 420, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between NOV-18-1996 and DEC-18-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-1996), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-1996), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-1996)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

2 minor monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Carthage that have no violations reported:

FREENY W/A #1 (Population served: 3363, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
FREENY W/A #2-ROSEBUD SYSTEM (Population served: 2403, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.5%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	26.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carthage, MS

People in group quarters in Carthage

316 people in state prisons
251 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
158 people in nursing homes
6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Carthage compared to Mississippi state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Carthage (2009 data):

Heritage Banking Group: at 114 South Pearl Street, Operations Center Branch, Drive-In Branch, Marketplace Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $246.9 mil, Deposits: $179.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Heritage Corporation
The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi: Crossroads Branch at Mississippi Highways 16 And 35, branch established on 1981-12-04; Carthage Branch at 301 West Main Street, branch established on 2008-11-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $765.4 mil, Deposits: $546.9 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, MS, positive income, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Holding Company
The Citizens National Bank of Meridian: Carthage Branch at 305 South Van Buren Street, branch established on 1986-06-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,158.0 mil, Deposits: $913.5 mil, headquarters in Meridian, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Banc Corp.
First Financial Bank: Carthage Bank Branch at 510 Hwy 35 S, branch established on 2006-07-10. Info updated 2006-05-23: Bank assets: $601.2 mil, Deposits: $463.0 mil, headquarters in El Dorado, AR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Banc Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Carthage mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Carthage

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church in America
Adherents	74.9%	11.7%	3.3%	3.1%	2.0%
Congregations	52.0%	20.0%	2.7%	1.3%	4.0%

Name	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.8%
Congregations	2.7%	2.7%	1.3%	2.7%	10.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	6	$12,179	$24,358	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	5	$11,209	$26,902	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	16	$40,620	$30,465	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$6,485	$19,455	1	$708
Firefighters	9	$26,282	$35,043	0	$0
Streets and Highways	12	$21,932	$21,932	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,594	$19,128	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	5	$9,440	$22,656	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$14,061	$33,746	0	$0
Totals for Government	63	$143,802	$27,391	1	$708

Carthage government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $179,000
Charges - Sewerage: $308,000
All Other: $269,000
Construction - General: $212,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $702,000
Water Utilities: $412,000

Financial Administration: $351,000

Fire Protection: $309,000

Regular Highways: $308,000

Sewerage: $278,000

Parks & Recreation: $229,000

Libraries: $88,000

General - Other: $38,000

Health Services - Other: $11,000

Welfare - Other: $11,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $185,000
General - Interest on Debt: $63,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $146,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $570,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,055,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $614,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $746,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $747,000
Water Utilities: $525,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $176,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $258,000
Interest Earnings: $178,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $658,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,251,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $368,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $35,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,362,000
All Other: $39,000
Tax - Property: $474,000
NEC: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $997,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $45,000

5.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

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 Neshoba County, MS	0.96% ($21,446 average AGI)
from Scott County, MS	0.74% ($19,760)
from Madison County, MS	0.47% ($24,969)

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

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 Rankin County, MS	0.77% ($36,019 average AGI)
to Neshoba County, MS	0.62% ($38,905)
to Scott County, MS	0.55% ($20,730)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carthage:

WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carthage:

WCKK (98.3 FM; CARTHAGE, MS; Owner: JOHNNY BOSWELL RADIO LLC)
WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WQJQ (105.1 FM; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZKR (103.3 FM; DECATUR, MS; Owner: PONYTAIL BROADCASTING, LLC)
WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WMBU (89.1 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WYJS (105.9 FM; PICKENS, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WLIN-FM (101.1 FM; DURANT, MS; Owner: BOSWELL RADIO, LLC)
WZKS (104.1 FM; UNION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWSL (102.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, MS; Owner: H & G C, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Carthage:

WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Carthage, Mississippi:

Fatal accident count: 20
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 33
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 24
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 58
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Mississippi average:

Fatal accident count: 77
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 115
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
Fatalities: 84
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 192
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

See more detailed statistics of Carthage fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 68 meters (223ft)
Total costs: $913,000
Total average daily traffic: 26,520
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,217

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 8

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Carthage, MS

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Carthage)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Carthage, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Carthage)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Carthage)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 248
Hazardous Condition: 20
Good Intent Call: 6

Incident types - Carthage

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Carthage, MS

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