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Carroll County

Georgia · 131,036 residents (2025 est.) · 499 sq mi
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With 124,569 people, Carroll County is a county in Georgia. Few US counties rank higher on income. Growth has run 43% since 2000, or 37,301 more people. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 35.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 6% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
124,569
+43%since 2000
from 87,268 in 2000
131,036 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
250 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 222 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.4
+9%since 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
499 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
66K82K98K114K130K19902000201020202024Carroll County
2024125K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(7,753)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(8,583)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(7,897)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.1%(10,049)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.4%(10,523)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(16,748)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(15,631)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(15,133)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(14,549)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.5%(10,586)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(5,332)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,785)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,714
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,799 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,089
+87%since 2000
from $17,656 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.1%
+24.5 ptssince 2009
from 24.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+3%since 2010
from 0.429 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$255,100
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,153
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $488 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 70.5% in 2000
28.7% rent
Vacancy rate
7.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.70 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.6%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+13%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
63
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.4%(69,258)
Black16.2%(14,177)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(2,243)
Asian0.6%(532)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic66.7%(83,070)
Black18.2%(22,683)
Hispanic / Latino8.6%(10,771)
Asian0.9%(1,060)
Other5.6%(6,985)
Diversity Score
64
+30%since 2009
from 49 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−12%since 2020
from 37 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.7%(4,550)
Honduran1.4%(1,702)
Puerto Rican0.9%(1,112)
Guatemalan0.9%(1,093)
Salvadoran0.6%(759)
Colombian0.3%(378)
Venezuelan0.2%(203)
Nicaraguan0.1%(149)
Cuban0.1%(145)
Ecuadorian0.1%(118)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(92)
Peruvian0.1%(78)
Spaniard0.1%(68)
Bolivian0%(43)
Chilean0%(42)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(253)
Asian Indian0.1%(161)
Nepalese0.1%(132)
Korean0.1%(116)
Vietnamese0.1%(114)
Japanese0.1%(86)
Filipino0.1%(63)
Laotian0%(53)
Burmese0%(39)
Pakistani0%(17)
Thai0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(14)
Ancestry
American22.8%(28,354)
English11.2%(13,948)
Irish7.6%(9,461)
German5.2%(6,432)
Scottish1.6%(2,041)
Italian1.6%(2,034)
Scotch-Irish1%(1,208)
French0.9%(1,135)
West Indian0.8%(989)
Dutch0.6%(789)
Polish0.6%(710)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
British0.4%(478)
Canadian0.4%(467)
Norwegian0.3%(390)
Welsh0.3%(390)
Haitian0.3%(345)
Swedish0.3%(341)
Jamaican0.2%(296)
Czech0.1%(183)
Russian0.1%(168)
Ghanaian0.1%(127)
Greek0.1%(109)
Finnish0.1%(100)
Barbadian0.1%(87)
Austrian0.1%(69)
Danish0.1%(64)
Armenian0%(54)
Slovak0%(53)
Hungarian0%(50)
Brazilian0%(45)
Romanian0%(43)
Ukrainian0%(43)
Iranian0%(36)
Arab0%(34)
Nigerian0%(31)
Lebanese0%(29)
Croatian0%(26)
Latvian0%(15)
Swiss0%(15)
Ethiopian0%(12)
Serbian0%(11)
Turkish0%(11)
Belgian0%(6)
Syrian0%(5)
Slovene0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 16.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.8%
+14.7 ptssince 2000
from 71.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.7 min
+38%since 2000
from 21.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.6%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 81.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.1%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−5.6 ptssince 2011
from 11.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 63.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 70.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.8%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 15.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.7%
+14.4 ptssince 2017
from 75.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.0%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 82.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 93.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 5.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.2%(17,494)
Married51.1%(24,666)
Widowed2.9%(1,382)
Divorced9.8%(4,742)
Women 15+
Never married29.9%(15,567)
Married49.3%(25,662)
Widowed7.1%(3,714)
Divorced13.7%(7,109)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 56.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 66.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 32.5% 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)30.5%(1,738)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(1,406)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(1,453)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(263)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,705 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Carroll County, Georgia?

Carroll County, Georgia has about 124,569 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Carroll County, Georgia?

The typical household in Carroll County, Georgia earns about $73,714 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Carroll County, Georgia expensive?

In Carroll County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $255,100, and the typical rent is about $1,153 a month.

How educated are people in Carroll County, Georgia?

About 23.8% of adults age 25 and over in Carroll County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Carroll County, Georgia?

About 15.4% of people in Carroll County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Carroll County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Carroll County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 53,147 residents, a change of about 74 percent over that period.

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