Housing data for the Village of Carthage, NY

The Village of Carthage, NY has an estimated 3,510 residents and 1,625 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Jefferson County.

56.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $913 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
3,510 (±440)
Housing units
1,625 (±244)
Households that rent
56.6%
Median gross rent
$913
Residents since 2015–2019
+3.1%

What stands out in the Village of Carthage

Homes heated by fuel oil: 1.4% (±1.6 points) in the Village of Carthage, lower than in Jefferson County (11.9%).

Working from home: 2.0% (±2.0 points) in the Village of Carthage, lower than in Jefferson County (7.7%).

Median home value: $131,200 (±$22,492) in the Village of Carthage, lower than in Jefferson County ($188,200).

Average commute: 27.6 minutes (±4.5) in the Village of Carthage, higher than in Jefferson County (19.5 minutes).

Housing in the Village of Carthage at a glance

The Village of Carthage against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Village of CarthageJefferson CountyNew YorkUnited States
Residents3,510 (±440)115,040 (exact)19,852,366 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,625 (±244)61,862 (±110)8,585,241 (±652)143,775,355
Households that rent56.6% (±10.5 points)45.3% (±1.6 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$913 (±$91)$1,213 (±$32)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$58,125 (±$8,989)$66,301 (±$2,730)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median home value$131,200 (±$22,492)$188,200 (±$6,002)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,943 (±$503)$2,899 (±$93)$6,582 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198074.2% (±10.6 points)56.2% (±2.0 points)73.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute27.6 minutes (±4.5)19.5 minutes (±0.6)32.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband97.2% (±2.4 points)90.8% (±1.2 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents27.3 years (±5.6)33.7 years (±0.3)39.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Village of Carthage covers 2.4 square miles of land, about 1,447 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Village of Carthage has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents3,405 (±16)3,510 (±440)+3.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,567 (±164)1,625 (±244)+3.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$882 (±$151)$913 (±$91)+3.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$110,500 (±$11,437)$131,200 (±$22,492)+18.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$43,490 (±$8,672)$58,125 (±$8,989)+33.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$992 (±$184)$1,420 (±$205)+43.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,431 (±$311)$2,943 (±$503)+21.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent56.4% (±9.4 points)56.6% (±10.5 points)+0.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate8.8% (±9.0 points)7.2% (±11.0 points)−1.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in the Village of Carthage

In 2025, the Carthage Village Police Department reported 31 violent and 617 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across Jefferson County, the departments that report recorded 160 violent and 1,021 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

Places near the Village of Carthage

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Village of West Carthage1.1 mi$985$192,10058.3%
Town of Wilna5.1 mi$946$137,40048.2%
Town of Champion5.2 mi$1,054$198,90046.1%
Village of Deferiet5.4 mi$1,214$131,90024.2%
Town of Denmark5.5 mi$952$193,60025.5%
Village of Copenhagen7.1 mi$972$169,70045.8%
Village of Castorland7.9 mi$853$164,20044.7%
Town of Rutland9.5 mi$908$201,60026.3%

Places in New York most like the Village of Carthage

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Wilna$946$137,400$60,21348.2%
Town of Sidney$898$122,100$52,34744.7%
Town of Cobleskill$875$186,300$54,70646.8%
Village of Mexico$893$167,100$73,22950.3%
Village of Pulaski$868$158,100$50,48161.9%
Village of Sidney$902$120,700$50,20857.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Village of Carthage, fiscal year 2027

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,012$1,111$1,453$1,995$2,376

HUD income limits for the Village of Carthage, fiscal year 2026

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,900$31,500$50,350
2 people$21,640$36,000$57,550
3 people$27,320$40,500$64,750
4 people$33,000$44,950$71,900
5 people$38,680$48,550$77,700
6 people$44,360$52,150$83,450
7 people$50,040$55,750$89,200
8 people$55,720$59,350$94,950

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $86,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Village of Carthage

What is the average rent in the Village of Carthage, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Carthage is $913 (±$91) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in the Village of Carthage?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in the Village of Carthage, NY is $528 (±$352) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are renters in the Village of Carthage rent-burdened?

37.6% of renting households in the Village of Carthage pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in the Village of Carthage?

The Village of Carthage has an estimated 733 (±153) renting households, 56.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in the Village of Carthage?

The median household income in the Village of Carthage is $58,125 (±$8,989) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Village of Carthage, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $131,200 (±$22,492) for owner-occupied homes in the Village of Carthage (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Village of Carthage growing?

In the Village of Carthage, the number of residents went from 3,405 in 2015–2019 to 3,510 in 2020–2024 (+3.1%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Carthage village, New York (place:12683, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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