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Carthage, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Carthage is a Census town of 675 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Rush County. Median household income is $51,731, 67.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $334,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carthage
What Carthage is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,187 plus or minus 322
- County holding the largest share of its areaRush County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Carthage
- Population675 plus or minus 183
- Median age39.2
- Population under 18153 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over110 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households272 plus or minus 64
- Family households172 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carthage
- Median household income$51,731 plus or minus $13,416
- Per capita income$24,451
- Civilian labor force316 plus or minus 111
- Employed292 plus or minus 111
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over444 plus or minus 115
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.2 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carthage
- Housing units317 plus or minus 73
- Occupied units272 plus or minus 64
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied183 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied89 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate67.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$848
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units225 plus or minus 66
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more63 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carthage gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute256 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes50 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more134 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.3 percent plus or minus 29.1
- Drove alone76.8 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Carthage (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$334,000
- Average approval$167,000
- Median approval$167,000
- Largest approval$284,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carthage, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Carthage
- NFIP communityTown of Carthage
- NFIP community number180222
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/07/15
The Town of Carthage participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180222 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rush County, not Carthage
Rush County context, not Carthage figures
- Establishments in Rush County386
- Covered employment, Rush County4,901
- Average annual pay, Rush County$49,977
- Housing units permitted, Rush County19
Every figure in this section is published for Rush County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carthage.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carthage questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carthage, Indiana?
675, in 272 households. Carthage town covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 1,187 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carthage in?
Rush County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carthage?
$51,731. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,800. Median gross rent is $848 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carthage businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $334,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $167,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carthage, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carthage borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carthage. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Carthage in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carthage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carthage, town of, community 180222, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carthage figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rush County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carthage.
Is zoning published for Carthage?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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