Jefferson County > Carthage (village)
Population trend for Carthage
05,0001970: 3,8893,88919701980: 3,6433,64319801990: 4,3444,34419902000: 3,7213,72120002010: 3,7473,74720102020: 3,2363,23620202023: 3,5463,5462023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Carthage is a village in the North Country region in the town of Wilna.

Community anchors include Carthage Central School District and Carthage Free Library.

2023 Median income for Jefferson County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Jefferson County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 317%.

255 158 61 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Carthage
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Carthage
Married-couple families: 546 (63.6%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 80 (9.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 233 (27.1%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 410 (91.9%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 36 (8.1%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Carthage

Pct 5 and under 21% Pct 6 to 17 40% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 8%

The overall poverty rate in Carthage is 19 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Carthage lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,571 (74.2%) Same county (different house): 345 (1%) Different NY county: 166 (4.8%) Different state: 351 (10.1%) 3,463 current residents Same house: 2,571 (74.2%) Same house Different state: 351 (10.1%) Different state Same county (different house): 345 (1%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 166 (4.8%) Different NY county Abroad: 30 (0.9%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Carthage residents
37 28.9 29.4 27.8 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau