Carrollwood vs University

A side-by-side comparison of Carrollwood and University: population, income, housing, and more.

Carrollwood and University are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University has the higher population (48,868 vs 35,645 in Carrollwood). Carrollwood has the higher median household income ($76,723 vs $36,483 in University). Carrollwood has the higher median home value ($366,200 vs $146,400 in University).

Population, income & housing

	Carrollwood	University
Population	35,645	48,868
Median age	40.6 yrs	27.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,723	$36,483
Median home value	$366,200	$146,400
Median gross rent	$1,512	$1,185
Housing units	14,952	22,715
Homeownership rate	69.0%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carrollwood	University
Population	35,686 → 35,645 (-0.1%)	48,436 → 48,868 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$68,422 → $76,723 (+12.1%)	$28,495 → $36,483 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$246,000 → $366,200 (+48.9%)	$106,400 → $146,400 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,184 → $1,512 (+27.7%)	$890 → $1,185 (+33.1%)

Carrollwood

Population

35,68635,645

Median household income

$68,422$76,723

Median home value

$246,000$366,200

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,512

University

Population

48,43648,868

Median household income

$28,495$36,483

Median home value

$106,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carrollwood	University
Under 5	8.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.6%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	25.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	7.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	5.1%
75 and over	7.9%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carrollwood	University
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	26.1%
Black or African American	5.8%	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carrollwood	University
No high school diploma	8.1%	24.1%
High school graduate	21.4%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carrollwood	University
Drove alone	69.4%	63.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	15.5%
Public transit	0.9%	3.2%
Walked	1.4%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	9.7%
Other means	1.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carrollwood	University
1-unit, detached	60.4%	9.7%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	31.1%
20 or more units	8.0%	32.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Carrollwood	University
Poverty rate	7.3%	35.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1984	1986