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Carroll County, AR

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

AI Overview

Carroll County, AR has a population of 28,526 that grew 2.3% over five years, with a median age of 44.5 and a labor force participation rate of 52.7%—notably below typical urban benchmarks. The workforce skews toward lower-credentialed labor, with 21.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $32,629 against a median household income of $54,230. Housing costs remain modest, with a median home value of $186,300 and median gross rent of $818/month, and a 77.7% homeownership rate; the 9.2% foreign-born share is relatively high for a rural Arkansas county of this size.

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

Population

28,526

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,230

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,802 (72.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,259 (14.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,233 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,148 (4.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone387 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone372 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,631
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island504
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic304
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic81
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,376

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,522

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,523
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,616
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,350
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,147
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,142

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,477
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,740
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,116
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,860
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,730

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.83×)896
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.05×)2,366
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.43×)1,151
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.29×)1,314
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)634

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$186,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$818/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,465 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999954 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999826 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999772 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999646 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999606 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,629

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,288 (70.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,316 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled1,261 (10.7%)
  • Walked470 (4.0%)
  • Other323 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (0.3%)

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.