Carthage TownshipOH
A town of 1,464.
Is Carthage Township a good place to live?
The best of Carthage Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Carthage Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 59 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $54K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. The biggest place to walk is Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve, 491 acres with 2.3 miles of trail. Carthage Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,464 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Carthage Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Carthage Township is from typical.
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Moving to Carthage Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carthage Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carthage Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Carthage Township work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
0.4% of Carthage Township working residents work locally, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Athens (19%), Columbus (8%) and Parkersburg (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Carthage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Carthage Township
Carthage Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Carthage Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Carthage Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults binge drink in Carthage Township.
| Carthage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Carthage Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Carthage Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Carthage Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve | 2.3 mi | 491 |
| 2. Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve | — | 110 |
| 3. Morris Reserve | — | 86 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Carthage Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Carthage Township
About 2 of every 100 Carthage Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Carthage Township for work
Where Carthage Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Carthage Township
Township in Ohio, US
Carthage Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,459 people in the township.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
Questions about Carthage Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carthage Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.