Carroll County vs Charles County

A side-by-side comparison of Carroll County and Charles County: population, income, housing, and more.

Carroll County and Charles County are counties in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carroll County has the higher population (174,318 vs 168,710 in Charles County). Charles County has the higher median household income ($120,592 vs $115,876 in Carroll County). Carroll County has the higher median home value ($406,400 vs $402,300 in Charles County).

Population, income & housing

	Carroll County	Charles County
Population	174,318	168,710
Median age	41.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$115,876	$120,592
Median home value	$406,400	$402,300
Median gross rent	$1,370	$1,897
Housing units	66,167	63,053
Homeownership rate	83.9%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carroll County	Charles County
Population	167,699 → 174,318 (+3.9%)	159,428 → 168,710 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$96,769 → $115,876 (+19.7%)	$100,003 → $120,592 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$339,600 → $406,400 (+19.7%)	$313,300 → $402,300 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,132 → $1,370 (+21.0%)	$1,682 → $1,897 (+12.8%)

Carroll County

Population

167,699174,318

Median household income

$96,769$115,876

Median home value

$339,600$406,400

Median gross rent

$1,132$1,370

Charles County

Population

159,428168,710

Median household income

$100,003$120,592

Median home value

$313,300$402,300

Median gross rent

$1,682$1,897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carroll County	Charles County
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.1%
75 and over	7.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carroll County	Charles County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	33.5%
Black or African American	3.9%	48.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	2.3%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carroll County	Charles County
No high school diploma	5.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	27.6%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carroll County	Charles County
Drove alone	76.1%	72.8%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.4%	3.9%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	14.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carroll County	Charles County
1-unit, detached	77.3%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.6%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Carroll County	Charles County
Poverty rate	5.3%	6.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	35	43
Median year structure built	1983	1990