Carroll County, Kentucky

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,878
Median household income: $57,753
Median home value: $129,800

Carroll County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 10,878. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,753, its median household income sits below Kentucky's $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carroll County's population grew 1.9% from 10,671 to 10,878, while its median household income rose 32.7% from $43,524 to $57,753.

79.7% of workers drive to work alone. 62.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,878
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,753
Median home value: $129,800
Median gross rent: $853
Housing units: 4,682
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,67110,878

Median household income

$43,524$57,753

Median home value

$115,900$129,800

Median gross rent

$650$853

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,671	$43,524	$115,900	$650
2020	10,691	$41,014	$105,800	$676
2021	10,808	$42,433	$108,900	$694
2022	10,842	$50,625	$128,100	$806
2023	10,878	$57,753	$129,800	$853

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	697	6.4%
5 to 17	2,190	20.1%
18 to 24	827	7.6%
25 to 34	1,310	12.0%
35 to 44	1,421	13.1%
45 to 54	1,200	11.0%
55 to 64	1,467	13.5%
65 to 74	1,105	10.2%
75 and over	661	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,444	86.8%
Black or African American	255	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	380	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	796	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,150	16.1%
High school graduate	2,902	40.5%
Some college or associate's	2,477	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	403	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	232	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,393	79.7%
Carpooled	373	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	1.5%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	207	4.9%
Other means	221	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,395	34.4%
15 to 29 min	1,319	32.6%
30 to 44 min	895	22.1%
45 to 59 min	167	4.1%
60+ min	276	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 18.9% (2,001 of 10,589)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,779	68.0%
Nonfamily households	1,308	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,087	87.3%
Vacant	595	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,624	64.2%
Renter-occupied	1,463	35.8%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other20.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,932	62.6%
1-unit, attached	158	3.4%
2 to 4 units	245	5.2%
5 to 19 units	341	7.3%
20 or more units	47	1.0%
Mobile home & other	959	20.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21041
State: Kentucky
Land area: 129 sq mi
Water area: 8.57 sq mi
Center point: 38.6684, -85.1240

Cities & places

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