COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Carroll County

Ohio · 28,836 residents · 395 sq mi

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With 28,836 people, Carroll County is a county in Ohio. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. At a median age of 38.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $411 a month. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $88,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,836

+9%since 1990

from 26,521 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.8

+13%since 1990

from 34.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

395 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56%(1,731)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.9%(1,988)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(2,220)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(2,019)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245%(1,450)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.6%(3,341)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.9%(4,599)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.1%(4,347)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.6%(3,057)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748%(2,297)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.8%(1,389)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(398)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,509

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,787 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,701

+56%since 1990

from $10,693 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.4%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 11.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,500

+43%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $47,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$411

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $288 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.0%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 78.5% in 1990

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(26,242)

Black0.4%(110)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(132)

Asian0.1%(31)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(28,193)

Black0.5%(153)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(158)

Asian0.1%(33)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(102)

Puerto Rican0.3%(83)

Dominican0.1%(26)

Spaniard0.1%(26)

South American0%(6)

Colombian0%(6)

Central American0%(1)

Salvadoran0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(9)

Ancestry

German25.4%(6,783)

Irish13.6%(3,638)

English11.4%(3,031)

Italian7.3%(1,946)

American5.2%(1,380)

Scottish3%(789)

Polish2.4%(648)

French2.1%(566)

Swiss2%(529)

Dutch1.7%(465)

Hungarian1.6%(419)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(296)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(240)

Swedish0.6%(163)

Greek0.6%(158)

Austrian0.5%(139)

Norwegian0.5%(127)

Slovene0.5%(122)

Croatian0.4%(100)

Ukrainian0.3%(91)

Czech0.3%(85)

Slovak0.3%(75)

Danish0.2%(48)

Romanian0.2%(48)

West Indian0.2%(44)

Jamaican0.2%(41)

British0.1%(32)

Subsaharan African0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(30)

Lebanese0.1%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Portuguese0.1%(24)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0%(13)

Belgian0%(8)

Australian0%(6)

Canadian0%(6)

Armenian0%(5)

Russian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(4)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Syrian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 7.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.1%

+8.6 ptssince 1990

from 71.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

−24%since 1990

from 26.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.8%(2,441)

Married64.5%(7,226)

Widowed2.5%(280)

Divorced11.2%(1,258)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(1,955)

Married63.3%(7,407)

Widowed11%(1,287)

Divorced9%(1,049)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% 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)17.4%(294)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(317)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(585)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(109)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,693 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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