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Carthage, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Carthage is a Census city of 78 people across 1.46 square miles of land, in Miner County. Median household income is $46,875, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carthage
What Carthage is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.46 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land53 plus or minus 20
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiner 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
- Population78 plus or minus 29
- Median age53.2 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 185 plus or minus 12
- Share under 186.4 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Population 65 and over27 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over34.6 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Households55 plus or minus 20
- Family households17 plus or minus 11
- Share of households that are families30.9 percent plus or minus 16.5
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$46,875 plus or minus $32,312
- Per capita income$46,231 plus or minus $11,587
- Civilian labor force50 plus or minus 25
- Employed50 plus or minus 25
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over69 plus or minus 28
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carthage
- Housing units103 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units55 plus or minus 20
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate46.6 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Owner occupied45 plus or minus 17
- Renter occupied10 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$81,300 plus or minus $28,949
- Single family units92 plus or minus 30
- Share single family89.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more9.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 2
- Median year structure built1953
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 commute50 plus or minus 25
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more26 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.0 percent plus or minus 39.8
- Drove alone64.0 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Carpooled20.0 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Carthage
- NFIP communityCity of Carthage
- NFIP community number460103
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/06/24
The City of Carthage does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460103 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.
Miner County, not Carthage
Miner County context, not Carthage figures
- Establishments in Miner County73
- Covered employment, Miner County805
- Average annual pay, Miner County$43,524
- Housing units permitted, Miner County8
Every figure in this section is published for Miner 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, South Dakota?
78, in 55 households. Carthage city covers 1.46 square miles of land, which is 53 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?
Miner 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?
$46,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Carthage in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Carthage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carthage, city of, community 460103, 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 Miner 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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