COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Carroll County

Arkansas · 18,654 residents · 630 sq mi

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With 18,654 people, Carroll County is a county in Arkansas. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $47,700. There are 6,703 fewer people here than in 2000. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,654

−26%vs 2000

vs 25,357 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

630 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,135)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,274)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,334)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,225)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,008)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(2,520)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(2,770)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,997)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(2,002)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,939)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(1,099)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(351)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,623

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,924 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,176

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,003 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(22,249)

Black0.1%(25)

Hispanic / Latino9.7%(2,471)

Asian0.4%(98)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(18,440)

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(163)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other1%(178)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.6%(3,327)

Central American2.6%(745)

Guatemalan1.5%(424)

Salvadoran1.1%(306)

Spaniard0.4%(121)

Puerto Rican0.4%(101)

South American0.3%(72)

Colombian0.1%(39)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Ecuadorian0%(14)

Venezuelan0%(14)

Panamanian0%(8)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0%(7)

Chilean0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(261)

Burmese0.1%(32)

Cambodian0.1%(26)

Korean0%(5)

Thai0%(5)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese1.2%(341)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(64)

Tongan0%(14)

Ancestry

German12.5%(3,592)

English11.5%(3,287)

Irish7.7%(2,213)

American6.3%(1,812)

French2.5%(713)

Scottish2%(578)

Italian2%(575)

Scotch-Irish1%(297)

Norwegian1%(286)

Dutch1%(277)

Czech0.5%(150)

Swedish0.5%(132)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(123)

Swiss0.4%(119)

Polish0.4%(109)

British0.4%(103)

Ukrainian0.2%(49)

Israeli0.1%(36)

Finnish0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(33)

Hungarian0.1%(32)

Greek0.1%(31)

Russian0.1%(31)

Danish0.1%(29)

Romanian0.1%(22)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

Croatian0.1%(16)

Armenian0%(13)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Slovak0%(12)

Belgian0%(10)

Arab0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.5%(3,681)

Married53.4%(6,433)

Widowed4.3%(524)

Divorced11.7%(1,415)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(2,524)

Married53%(6,147)

Widowed10.2%(1,182)

Divorced15.1%(1,754)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.0%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.7%(349)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(503)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.4%(1,078)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(118)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,376 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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