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Carroll County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Carroll County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Carroll County, GA has a population of 129,911 and grew 5.3% over five years, with a relatively young median age of 35.4. The workforce of roughly 83,000 labor-force participants skews toward lower-wage work, with median worker earnings of $37,736 and a bachelor's attainment rate of just 22.4%, though labor costs remain modest relative to a GDP per capita of $49,750. Housing is comparatively affordable at a $227,500 median home value and $1,124 median monthly rent, supported by a 71.3% homeownership rate, though a 6.1% unemployment rate and 15.6% poverty rate signal ongoing workforce and economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

129,911

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$73,714

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.3% since 2018

Carroll County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone85,134 (68.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone23,096 (18.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,806 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,181 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,181 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,111 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,039
  2. 2.Other Indo-European439
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)400
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic269
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island228

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,705

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,750

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,201

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,985
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)8,275
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,051
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)6,559
  5. 5.Construction (Group)5,085

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,778
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations13,039
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,246
  4. 4.Service Occupations9,292
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,091

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.57×)9,050
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.22×)4,882
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.10×)1,473
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)6,696
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.06×)1,145

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$227,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,124/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9995,730 (18.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,137 (16.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,888 (15.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,753 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,604 (8.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,964 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,736

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone42,748 (74.6%)
  • Carpooled6,969 (12.2%)
  • Worked At Home5,770 (10.1%)
  • Walked872 (1.5%)
  • Other546 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit291 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.