Leake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.4%
(14.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.0% for Black residents, 27.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 40.4% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Mississippi: |  2.6 people |
| This city: | 71.5% | | Whole state: | 71.4% |
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
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:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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 (2011 data):
- Heritage Banking Group: Drive-In Branch, at 114 South Pearl Street, Operations Center Branch, Marketplace Branch. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $22.4 mil, Deposits: $19.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Heritage Corporation
- The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi: Carthage Branch at 301 West Main Street, branch established on 11/24/2008; Crossroads Branch at Mississippi Highways 16 And 35, branch established on 12/04/1981. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $84.2 mil, Deposits: $56.0 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, MS, positive income, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Holding Company
- First Financial Bank: Carthage Bank Branch at 510 Hwy 35 S, branch established on 07/10/2006. Info updated 05/23/2006: Bank assets: $68.8 mil, Deposits: $51.2 mil, headquarters in El Dorado, AR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Banc Corporation
- The Citizens National Bank of Meridian: Carthage Branch at 305 South Van Buren Street, branch established on 06/23/1986. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $1,193.8 mil, Deposits: $97.7 mil, headquarters in Meridian, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Banc Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Religion statistics for Carthage:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.76%
| Here | | 51.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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 |
|---|
| 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Leake County: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Leake County: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Here: | 3.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.2% | | Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Leake County: | 34.1% | | Mississippi: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 24.5% | | State: | 14.4% |
| 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 ($36.73)
- Charges - Sewerage: $308,000 ($63.19)
All Other: $269,000 ($55.19)
- Construction - General: $212,000 ($43.50)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $702,000 ($144.03)
Water Utilities: $412,000 ($84.53)
Financial Administration: $351,000 ($72.01)
Fire Protection: $309,000 ($63.40)
Regular Highways: $308,000 ($63.19)
Sewerage: $278,000 ($57.04)
Parks & Recreation: $229,000 ($46.98)
Libraries: $88,000 ($18.05)
General - Other: $38,000 ($7.80)
Health Services - Other: $11,000 ($2.26)
Welfare - Other: $11,000 ($2.26)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $185,000 ($37.96)
- General - Interest on Debt: $63,000 ($12.93)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $146,000 ($29.95)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $570,000 ($116.95)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,055,000 ($216.45)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $614,000 ($125.97)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $746,000 ($153.06)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $747,000 ($153.26)
Water Utilities: $525,000 ($107.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $176,000 ($36.11)
Water Utilities: $45,000 ($9.23)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $258,000 ($52.93)
Interest Earnings: $178,000 ($36.52)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $658,000 ($135.00)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,251,000 ($461.84)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $368,000 ($75.50)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $35,000 ($7.18)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,362,000 ($279.44)
All Other: $39,000 ($8.00)
- Tax - Property: $474,000 ($97.25)
NEC: $23,000 ($4.72)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $997,000 ($204.55)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $45,000 ($9.23)
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:
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:
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 road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Carthage, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 24
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 40
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 29
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 73
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 205
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Carthage fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 68 meters (223ft)
Total costs: $829,000
Total average daily traffic: 26,720
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,233
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: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Carthage)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 146 ( 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: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - DT CARTHAGE, Downtown Carthage, West End Of (Lat: 32.743139 Lon: -89.553361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WQLC855
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 6004.50 MHz
Grant Date: 12/08/2009, Expiration Date: 12/08/2019, Certifier: Victor H Meena
Registrant: Harris Stratex, 637 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560, Phone: (210) 386-8040, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Carthage)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 172JM , Serial Number: 17262202, Year manufactured: 1973
Registrant (Corporation): M & W Mobile Living Inc, Po Box 26, Carthage, MS 39051 - Aircraft: EAA ACROSPORT (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 21WC , Serial Number: 76, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 06/06/1978
Registrant (Individual): Mark Withers, 4731 Laurel Hill Rd, Carthage, MS 39051 - Aircraft: RANS S6ES (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912 (80 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 529CF , Serial Number: 02981206, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 11/27/2006
Registrant (Individual): Cecil R Smith, 2872 Highway 16 E, Carthage, MS 39051 - Aircraft: 177RG (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 7590V , Serial Number: 177RG0881
Registrant (Co-Owned): Ralph Odom, 515 Woodland Dr, Carthage, MS 39051, Other Owners: Tony Gordon - Aircraft: PA-18A 150 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8992D , Serial Number: 18-6396, Year manufactured: 1958
Registrant (Individual): H V Donald, 1006 E Franklin St, Carthage, MS 39051
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Carthage
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Carthage, MS
| Businesses in Carthage, MS |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | | |
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