ZIP 64836 · Carthage
Who lives in ZIP code 64836 (Carthage, MO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carthage, MO · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People26,562
Median age35.8
Household income$61,335
Home value$161,603
Median rent$968/mo
Poverty19.7%
College degree+23.2%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Joplin, MO-KS
- Wider region
- Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 56 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,709
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
26.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,834.
Education (adults 25+)
42.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 29.2%
- Divorced
- 16.6%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 4.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.4%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- No health insurance
- 13.3%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.