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West Carthage village, New York: commercial real estate data.
West Carthage village is a Census village of 1,864 people across 1.31 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $49,885, 41.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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West Carthage
What West Carthage is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.31 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,426
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson 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.
West Carthage
How many people live in West Carthage
- Population1,864
- Median age36.2
- Population under 18355 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1819.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over374 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households1,036
- Family households473 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families45.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carthage
Income and work in West Carthage
- Median household income$49,885
- Per capita income$46,284 plus or minus $11,091
- Civilian labor force814
- Employed811
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over1,324
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carthage
Housing in West Carthage
- Housing units1,112
- Occupied units1,036
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied432 plus or minus 97
- Renter occupied604 plus or minus 135
- Ownership rate41.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$985 plus or minus $310
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units551 plus or minus 113
- Share single family49.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more544 plus or minus 131
- Share in buildings of two or more48.9 percent
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carthage
How West Carthage gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute790
- Commuting under 15 minutes279 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more238 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.1 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled17.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Carthage
Flood risk in West Carthage
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number360356
- Currently effective map date09/28/90
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Jefferson County, not West Carthage
Jefferson County context, not West Carthage figures
These are Jefferson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Carthage measurements.
- Establishments in Jefferson County2,348
- Employment at those establishments, Jefferson County28,622
- Covered employment, Jefferson County40,308
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$55,545
- Average weekly wage, Jefferson County$1,068
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County191
- Of those, single family, Jefferson County191
- County product, 2024, Jefferson County$8,275,565,000
- County product change over the prior year, Jefferson County3.4 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Jefferson County$54,100
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Carthage. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No SBA approvals are recorded to a borrower address in this place in either FOIA release.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Carthage questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Carthage, New York?
1,864, in 1,036 households. West Carthage village covers 1.31 square miles of land, which is 1,426 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Carthage in?
Jefferson 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 West Carthage?
$49,885. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,100. Median gross rent is $985 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is West Carthage in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West Carthage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 360356, 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 West Carthage figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 West Carthage.
Is zoning published for West Carthage?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.