Demographics of Carroll County, Arkansas

Carroll County, Arkansas had 29,263 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,018 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carroll County, in four figures

29,263
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,018 people.; 44.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,230 ±$5,063
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Carroll County, Arkansas's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Carroll County, Arkansas's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,245	100.0	100.0
2021	28,533	101.0	100.2
2022	28,695	101.6	100.7
2023	28,806	102.0	101.6
2024	29,089	103.0	102.5
2025	29,263	103.6	103.1

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Population of Carroll County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,245	−16	+1	0	−22
2021	28,533	+288	−24	+41	+271
2022	28,695	+162	−133	+72	+211
2023	28,806	+111	−30	+33	+109
2024	29,089	+283	−37	+102	+220
2025	29,263	+174	−42	+4	+214

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.5 ±0.5: for men 43.8 ±0.8 and for women 46.0 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carroll County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,511 ±128	5.3% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,693 ±332	16.4% ±1.2	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,998 ±256	7.0% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,262 ±405	21.9% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,457 ±429	26.0% ±1.5	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,705 ±487	23.4% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,230 ±$5,063, and income per person $30,635 ±$2,227, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carroll County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	2,680 ±375	23.6% ±3.2	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,553 ±367	22.5% ±3.1	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,957 ±260	17.2% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,341 ±246	11.8% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,831 ±298	16.1% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	459 ±178	4.0% ±1.6	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	526 ±198	4.6% ±1.7	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carroll County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	4,865 ±761	17.2% ±2.7	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,473 ±325	23.9% ±4.9	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,315 ±482	17.7% ±3.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,077 ±220	11.8% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carroll County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carroll County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	13,957 ±26	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.3% ±2.7	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.7% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±2.8	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±2.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$210,400 ±$11,053	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$856 ±$64	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carroll County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,504 ±0	15.7% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,122 ±631	70.3% ±2.2	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	47 to 141	0.2% to 0.5%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	94 to 650	0.3% to 2.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	269 ±75	0.9% ±0.3	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	387 ±14	1.4% ±<0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 103	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,828 ±690	9.9% ±2.4	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carroll County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	13,317 ±769	46.5% ±2.7	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,588 ±776	44.0% ±2.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 212	0.2% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,591 ±334	9.1% ±1.2	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	796 ±280	2.8% ±1.0	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,795 ±274	6.3% ±1.0	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Carroll County among the counties of Arkansas

23rd of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Carroll County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Independence County	38,785	+2.2%
Boone County	38,628	+3.3%
Mississippi County	37,828	−6.7%
Union County	36,926	−5.2%
Hot Spring County	33,451	+1.1%
Carroll County	29,263	+3.6%
Johnson County	26,225	+2.0%
Cleburne County	25,672	+3.9%
Poinsett County	22,483	−2.0%
Columbia County	21,894	−3.7%
St. Francis County	21,800	−5.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026