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Carroll County, IA

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

AI Overview

Carroll County is a small agricultural and manufacturing-oriented county of 20,677 residents with a 2.1% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $43,612 against a median home value of just $175,700 and median rent of $722 per month. The workforce skews toward trade and technical roles, with 95.0% holding a high school diploma but only 23.4% holding a bachelor's degree, and labor force participation sits at 65.9%. GDP per capita of $65,384 outpaces per capita income of $37,672, suggesting locally concentrated output, while modest 1.6% five-year population growth and a poverty rate of 8.3% reflect a stable, low-cost rural economy.

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

Population

20,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,930

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,134 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race568 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races501 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone191 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone139 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone39 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish291
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island29
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic27
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic14
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$65,384

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,414
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,585
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,198
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing857
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities774

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,547
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,257
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,156
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,608
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,063

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.65×)786
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.07×)505
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)1,521
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)726
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.15×)811

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$722/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999803 (11.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999771 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999769 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999670 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999637 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999504 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,612

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

15.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,590 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled840 (8.0%)
  • Worked At Home767 (7.3%)
  • Walked199 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit64 (0.6%)
  • Other64 (0.6%)

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.