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Carroll County, MS

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

AI Overview

Carroll County is a small, rural Mississippi county of 9,828 residents with an older median age of 48.6 years and a notably low labor force participation rate of 44.6%, limiting the available workforce despite an unemployment rate of just 2.6%. Educational attainment is modest, with 18.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and GDP per capita stands at $10,452 against a poverty rate of 22.4%. Housing costs are low—median home values of $105,500 and median gross rent of $621/month—and the homeownership rate of 83.7% reflects a stable, long-tenured resident base, though the county has shed 3.0% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

9,828

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,327

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,049 (62.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,335 (34.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races170 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone75 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race42 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone15 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European52
  2. 2.Spanish10
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

433

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$10,452

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,822

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,126
  2. 2.Construction (Group)510
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities463
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)430
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)352

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,385
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations870
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations657
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations575
  5. 5.Service Occupations525

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.31×)586
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.27×)192
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.43×)307
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)1,040
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.05×)382

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$105,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$621/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999382 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999306 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999276 (7.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999253 (7.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999238 (6.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999237 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,079

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,985 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled327 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home287 (7.5%)
  • Other191 (5.0%)
  • Walked26 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.