Demographics of Carroll County, Ohio

Carroll County, Ohio had 26,475 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −286 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

26,475
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −286 people.; 45.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,835 ±$5,358
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, Ohio's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Ohio'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	26,761	100.0	100.0
2021	26,750	100.0	100.2
2022	26,711	99.8	100.7
2023	26,811	100.2	101.6
2024	26,567	99.3	102.5
2025	26,475	98.9	103.1

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Population of Carroll County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	26,761	−14	−19	0	−1
2021	26,750	−11	−145	0	+114
2022	26,711	−39	−194	+1	+166
2023	26,811	+100	−129	+3	+233
2024	26,567	−244	−112	+1	−130
2025	26,475	−92	−112	−1	+23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±0.4: for men 44.8 ±0.4 and for women 47.0 ±0.7. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,318 ±52	4.9% ±0.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,132 ±282	15.5% ±1.1	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,918 ±267	7.2% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,784 ±321	21.7% ±1.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,553 ±370	28.3% ±1.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,954 ±430	22.3% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,835 ±$5,358, and income per person $35,281 ±$2,125, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,764 ±271	15.7% ±2.4	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,351 ±355	21.0% ±3.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,479 ±369	22.1% ±3.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,576 ±270	14.1% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,657 ±304	14.8% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	723 ±164	6.5% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	656 ±180	5.9% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	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	Ohio	United States
All ages	3,367 ±689	12.9% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,120 ±297	21.5% ±5.3	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,557 ±378	11.8% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	690 ±199	8.9% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carroll County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carroll County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	13,390 ±26	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±2.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±2.7	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±2.3	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±2.5	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,100 ±$14,313	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$863 ±$77	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	355 ±0	1.3% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,208 ±148	94.6% ±0.6	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	195 ±84	0.7% ±0.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 171	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	808 ±185	3.0% ±0.7	4.3% ±0.1	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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	22,506 ±540	84.4% ±2.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,024 ±531	15.1% ±2.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 133	< 0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11 to 103	< 0.1% to 0.4%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2 to 34	< 0.1% to 0.1%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 83	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

80th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Carroll County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fayette County	28,552	−1.4%
Adams County	27,865	+1.5%
Henry County	27,598	−0.2%
Hocking County	27,512	−1.9%
Pike County	27,061	> −0.1%
Carroll County	26,475	−1.1%
Meigs County	21,587	−2.6%
Wyandot County	21,567	−1.4%
Paulding County	18,727	−0.4%
Noble County	14,276	+1.3%
Harrison County	14,070	−3.0%

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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