Carthage is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,813 people and four associated neighborhoods, Carthage is the 69th largest community in Mississippi.

A relatively large number of people in Carthage telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Carthage does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Carthage citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.76% of adults 25 and older in Carthage have a college degree.

The per capita income in Carthage in 2022 was $21,967, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,868 for a family of four. However, Carthage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carthage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carthage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carthage residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Carthage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carthage include English, Scottish, French, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Carthage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.