COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Carroll County

Indiana · 18,809 residents · 372 sq mi

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With 18,809 people, Carroll County is a county in Indiana. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $45,200. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.5% of residents. Median rent is $307 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,809

−7%vs 2000

vs 20,165 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

372 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,312)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,393)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,402)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,388)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,073)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(2,828)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(2,686)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,140)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,801)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,697)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(780)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(309)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,506

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,677 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,165

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,436 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,200

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(19,413)

Black0.2%(36)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(591)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(18,746)

Black0.1%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(49)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(611)

Central American0.6%(121)

Salvadoran0.4%(77)

Puerto Rican0.2%(43)

Honduran0.2%(41)

South American0.1%(29)

Colombian0.1%(29)

Spaniard0.1%(28)

Cuban0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(27)

Chinese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

German19.7%(4,051)

English11.8%(2,420)

Irish9.1%(1,860)

American8.1%(1,656)

French1.7%(358)

Italian1.7%(346)

Scottish1.6%(335)

Swiss1.6%(334)

Dutch1%(202)

Polish0.9%(181)

Swedish0.8%(161)

Welsh0.7%(138)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.5%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(96)

French Canadian0.4%(73)

Norwegian0.3%(58)

Czech0.2%(46)

British0.2%(32)

Hungarian0.2%(31)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(16)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(12)

Egyptian0.1%(12)

Austrian0%(7)

Romanian0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Brazilian0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.2%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married27.7%(2,385)

Married53.8%(4,642)

Widowed2.9%(253)

Divorced15.6%(1,341)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(1,923)

Married50.7%(4,221)

Widowed10.8%(897)

Divorced15.5%(1,292)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% 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)18.1%(228)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(260)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(438)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,259 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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