Statistical area profile
Carthage
Explore aggregate and discrete offense types, annual population denominators, neighborhood ACS estimates, and modeled presidential and midterm voting with visible uncertainty.
Window: 2026-01-01 → 2026-08-22 · Source: preliminary CPD neighborhood aggregate
Violent YTD
17
21 prior
Per 1,000
6.1
2,781 population (2020)
YTD change
-19.0%
-4 offenses
Latest 28 days
3
3 previous
| Category | Selected period | Previous period | Absolute change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1 | 1 | +0 |
| Rape | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Robbery | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| Aggravated assault | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Strangulation | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Burglary / breaking and entering | 21 | 13 | +8 |
| Theft from auto | 30 | 18 | +12 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 20 | 15 | +5 |
| Personal / other theft | 36 | 24 | +12 |
Carthage population
2,781
Decennial Census anchor · source vintage 2020 · no sampling MOE
Annual denominator method: This line is not an annual ACS series. Values for 2011–2019 are linearly interpolated between official Decennial Census anchors; 2021 onward transparently carries the 2020 anchor until a defensible newer SNA estimate is available.
2016–2020 ACS 5-year profile
Estimates with 90% margins of error
ACS population estimate
3,013
±569 MOE
Households
1,040
±165 MOE
Bachelor's degree or higher
11.6%
±5.1 pts · 212 count
Families below poverty
18.4%
±7.7 pts · 131 count
Households with no vehicle
16.6%
±9.4 pts · 173 count
Owner occupied
50.1%
±14.6 pts · 521 count
Renter occupied
49.9%
±10.5 pts · 519 count
Internet subscription
83.3%
±11.0 pts · 866 count
Counts retain the published 90% MOE. Percentage MOEs use the Census proportion approximation; combined-map-region and composite-education MOEs use root-sum-of-squares. Large MOEs mean comparisons should be treated cautiously.
Estimated election results
Election voting
Turnout
57.1%
525 modeled ballots
Democratic
62.8%
Harris and Walz
Republican
36.3%
Trump and Vance
Other / independent
1.0%
Minor-party, nonparty, write-in
Modeled from official precinct canvass totals using the current CAGIS precinct reference: 0% directly assigned; 1 split precincts area-weighted. Open the full elections explorer.