PlainZIP

Carthage, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carthage, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,982. 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-TN · Carthage, TN 1 ZIPs · 6,982 pop · #16971/25278 · Smith County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,800
  • RANK-LOWER #16971/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Pleasant Shade
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,982
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $252,600

Nearest income peer: Pleasant Shade, TN (+ $7,350 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, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,982
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,800
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,800 and poverty 9.4% concentrate in 37030.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carthage as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Chattanooga is the closest lower-income city and Covington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 15 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carthage.

Population concentration

Carthage's single ZIP 37030 carries the town

Carthage is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37030 is the entire residential footprint (6,982 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Carthage's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 171 establishments, 2,738 employees , annual payroll $128,170k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37030 (171 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (37) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Carthage, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Smith County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carthage. See the Smith County roll-up →

Carthage sits in the lower half of Smith County on income: Pleasant Shade, Brush Creek and Elmwood report more, and only Gordonsville reports less. Riddleton marks the far end of that range at $102,168, 65% above Carthage.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37030 6,982 $61,800 171 43
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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, .