Panola County, Texas
Carthage Real Estate and Local Guide
Carthage is the seat of Panola County in the East Texas piney woods, with a downtown built around its courthouse square. The city is known for its country music heritage and natural gas industry, and its motto is "Country at its best!"
Living in Carthage
Carthage is home to the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and is tied to country stars Tex Ritter and Jim Reeves. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $44,738 median household
EducationAbout 17% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyPanola County
Homes in Carthage
Owner-occupiedAbout 66.4% of occupied housing units
Single-family homesAround 69.8% of housing units
Median home valueAbout $153,100
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Carthage home
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Honors Texas-born country music artists including Carthage-area natives Tex Ritter and Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves Memorial
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Roadside memorial to the country singer, east of town on U.S. Highway 79
Hawthorn-Clabaugh-Patterson House
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Historic house that now serves as the Carthage Chamber of Commerce office
Pippen Memorial Park
Source: east-texas.com
Southwest Loop park home to the Footprints in the Sand monument dedicated in 2016