Demographics of Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County, Tennessee had 29,200 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +773 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

29,200
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +773 people.; 41.3 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,787 ±$2,267
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, Tennessee's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Tennessee'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, Tennessee's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Tennessee'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	28,427	100.0	100.0
2021	28,298	99.5	100.2
2022	28,428	100.0	100.7
2023	29,007	102.0	101.6
2024	29,203	102.7	102.5
2025	29,200	102.7	103.1

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Population of Carroll County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,427	−5	−59	0	+49
2021	28,298	−129	−218	+1	+62
2022	28,428	+130	−210	+3	+325
2023	29,007	+579	−59	+22	+606
2024	29,203	+196	−72	+38	+231
2025	29,200	−3	−67	+14	+47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.9: for men 39.5 ±0.7 and for women 43.6 ±0.8. 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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,606 ±123	5.6% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,719 ±335	16.5% ±1.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,691 ±284	9.4% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,565 ±384	22.9% ±1.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,282 ±328	25.4% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,778 ±374	20.2% ±1.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,787 ±$2,267, and income per person $27,343 ±$1,160, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee 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	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	2,792 ±368	24.2% ±3.1	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,744 ±327	23.8% ±2.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,928 ±264	16.7% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,711 ±256	14.8% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,313 ±240	11.4% ±2.1	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	575 ±179	5.0% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	478 ±175	4.1% ±1.5	9.0% ±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	Tennessee	United States
All ages	4,669 ±731	17.0% ±2.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,379 ±333	22.0% ±5.0	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,274 ±402	16.4% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,016 ±184	13.8% ±2.4	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carroll County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carroll County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	13,100 ±89	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.1% ±2.3	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.9% ±2.2	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.5% ±3.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.5% ±2.8	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$142,400 ±$10,435	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$755 ±$52	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	899 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,982 ±34	83.7% ±0.1	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,385 ±190	8.3% ±0.7	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	32 to 142	0.1% to 0.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 56	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,229 ±191	4.3% ±0.7	3.7% ±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	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	20,045 ±677	70.0% ±2.4	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,891 ±703	27.6% ±2.5	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	286 ±140	1.0% ±0.5	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	419 ±133	1.5% ±0.5	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	220 ±83	0.8% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	95 to 303	0.3% to 1.1%	3.7% ±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 Tennessee

53rd of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Carroll County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Henry County	32,896	+2.3%
Giles County	31,433	+3.6%
Obion County	30,067	−2.3%
Marion County	29,804	+3.2%
White County	29,612	+7.9%
Carroll County	29,200	+2.7%
Henderson County	28,518	+2.5%
Hardin County	27,983	+3.8%
Macon County	27,663	+9.5%
McNairy County	26,236	+1.4%
Hickman County	26,219	+5.0%

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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