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Carthage, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carthage, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,091. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CARTHAGE-IL · Carthage, IL 1 ZIPs · 4,091 pop · #10404/25278 · Hancock County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $76,825
  • RANK-MID #10404/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,091
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,700

Nearest income peer: West Point, IL ( $1,825 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Carthage

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carthage on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carthage, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,091
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,825
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 62321 (4,091 residents). Household income $76,825 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carthage as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Hickory Hills is the closest lower-income city and Timewell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carthage.

Population concentration

Carthage's single ZIP 62321 carries the town

Carthage is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62321 is the entire residential footprint (4,091 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Carthage's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 123 establishments, 1,376 employees , annual payroll $71,750k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62321 (123 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Carthage, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carthage. See the Hancock County roll-up →

Carthage sits in the upper half of Hancock County on income: Hamilton, Warsaw and Dallas City report less, while Basco and Sutter report more. Elvaston marks the far end of that range at $38,750, 50% below Carthage.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62321 4,091 $76,825 123 9
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Carthage roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carthage, .