Carthage Town, Indiana

Carthage Town is a town located in the Rush County, Indiana, United States. Carthage Town had an official population of 928 in 2000. The town's estimated population as of July 2008 was 847, It is 340th most populous in Indiana. The town extends throughout a territory of 0.57 mi˛ (1.48 square kilometre ), making it the 386th largest by size in Indiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 928 people in the town, organized into 373 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 1616.3 people per square mile (624.06/km˛), it would be the 283rd most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Indiana. There were 391 housing units at an average density of 686 per square mile (264.87/km˛). The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median age is 36.1 years, The median age of males was 34.7 years, for females the median age was 37.1 years. The racial makeup of the town was 97.95% White, 0% Black or African American, 0.22% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.75% from two or more races and 1.08% Other races.

Carthage town Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Carthage town Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Carthage Town Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $35417, it is the 359th highest town by median household income in the U.S. state of Indiana. The median income for a family in the town was $40333, it would be the 187th lowest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Indiana. The per capita income for the town was $15598, making it the 186th lowest town by per capita income in Indiana. The median income was $22917, Males had a median income of $29271 versus $14896 for females.

In 2000, 212 pupils and students, of which 43.87% are male and 56.13% are female, 22.84% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.6% nursery or pri school, 5.66% kindergarten, 50.94% elementary school, 30.19% high school and 6.6% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census928
April 2000 Estimate928
July 2000 Estimate924
July 2001 Estimate914
July 2002 Estimate903
July 2003 Estimate898
July 2004 Estimate881
July 2005 Estimate871
July 2006 Estimate863
July 2007 Estimate859
July 2008 Estimate847
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school31114
Kindergarten8412
Elementary school4563108
High school333164
College or graduate school41014
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Carthage town, Indiana$35417$40333$15598
Rush County, Indiana$38152$42633$17997
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587