Sioux Empire Today

17.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Carthage in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 21.7 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 180.

93.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Carthage residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7	6.1
Regular high school diploma	44	38.6
GED or alternative credential	2	1.8
Some college less than 1 year	10	8.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	31	27.2
Associate's degree	14	12.3
Bachelor's degree	6	5.3
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.