Carthage, SD

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.2

1.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.97%

Economy

The economy of Carthage, SD employs 50 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carthage, SD were Transportation & Warehousing (15 people), Manufacturing (14 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,938), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($65,625), and Manufacturing ($55,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 65

−3.85%

1 Year decline

± 184%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carthage, SD declined at a rate of −3.85%, from 52 employees to 50 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carthage, SD, are Transportation Occupations (14 people), Material Moving Occupations (10 people), and Management Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carthage, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 65

−3.85%

1 Year decline

± 184%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carthage, SD declined at a rate of −3.85%, from 52 employees to 50 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carthage, SD, are Transportation & Warehousing (15 people), Manufacturing (14 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carthage, SD, though some of these residents may live in Carthage, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,500

Median earning men ± $34,449

$55,357

Median earning women ± $2,875

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,938), Manufacturing ($55,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($35,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Carthage, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Carthage, SD. Showing the available data for South Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.2%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Carthage, SD

Dusty Johnson

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Carthage, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Carthage, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carthage, SD was $81,300 in 2024, which is 0.244 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,100 to $81,300, a 20.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Carthage, SD is 81.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carthage, SD have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carthage, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$81,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,949

$45

Median Property Taxes

±$30

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carthage, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carthage, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.8%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.8% of the housing units in Carthage, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carthage, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,875

Median Household Income

± $32,312

Number of Households

± 25

In 2024, the median household income of the 55 households in Carthage, SD declined from $46,875 from the previous year's value of $58,750.

The following chart displays the households in Carthage, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carthage, SD is from South Dakota.

0.44

2024 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.642% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64%)
Carpooled (20%)
Other (8%)

In 2024, 64% of workers in Carthage, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carthage, SD have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Carthage, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carthage, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carthage, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carthage, SD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carthage, SD (7 out of 78 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carthage, SD is Asian, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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