Pinehurst Today

33.6 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 5.5 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,580.

90.1 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	179	9.9
Regular high school diploma	423	23.5
GED or alternative credential	207	11.5
Some college less than 1 year	104	5.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	281	15.6
Associate's degree	187	10.4
Bachelor's degree	258	14.3
Master's degree	138	7.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	22	1.2

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