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CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Leake
Land Area: 9.35 square miles
Population Density: 515 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 3.80%
Races (City): 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%)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.4%), Irish (3.9%), English (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), German (1.5%), French (1.4%)
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) .
Airports and Heliports located in Carthage: Carthage-Leake County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,800, Local Ops: 2,800)
Carthage Compared to 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 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.
CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 71.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.90%
Colleges/Universities 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
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