Demographics of Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County, Virginia had 29,299 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +153 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

29,299
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +153 people.; 49.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,484 ±$3,777
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, Virginia's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Virginia'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, Virginia's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carroll County, Virginia'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	29,146	100.0	100.0
2021	29,105	99.9	100.2
2022	29,097	99.8	100.7
2023	29,197	100.2	101.6
2024	29,211	100.2	102.5
2025	29,299	100.5	103.1

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Population of Carroll County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,146	−8	−59	+1	+48
2021	29,105	−41	−239	+25	+160
2022	29,097	−8	−295	+16	+274
2023	29,197	+100	−248	+15	+331
2024	29,211	+14	−247	+29	+231
2025	29,299	+88	−245	+2	+332

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.4 ±0.4: for men 48.4 ±1.3 and for women 50.3 ±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	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,256 ±83	4.3% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,870 ±403	13.3% ±1.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,970 ±272	6.8% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,995 ±369	20.6% ±1.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,440 ±426	28.9% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,626 ±523	26.2% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,484 ±$3,777, and income per person $31,609 ±$2,477, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia 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	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,656 ±378	21.1% ±2.9	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,138 ±447	25.0% ±3.5	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,305 ±357	18.3% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,462 ±291	11.6% ±2.3	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,969 ±337	15.7% ±2.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	704 ±244	5.6% ±1.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	342 ±133	2.7% ±1.1	17.7% ±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	Virginia	United States
All ages	4,430 ±670	15.3% ±2.3	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,143 ±264	22.9% ±4.9	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,921 ±440	13.9% ±3.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,366 ±261	13.5% ±2.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carroll County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carroll County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	16,696 ±64	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.3% ±2.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.7% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.1% ±2.4	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.9% ±3.1	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,500 ±$6,166	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$738 ±$52	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1984 ±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	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,191 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,165 ±59	93.2% ±0.2	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19 to 123	0.1% to 0.4%	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	82 ±23	0.3% ±0.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	604 ±95	2.1% ±0.3	4.7% ±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	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	18,146 ±722	62.2% ±2.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,345 ±731	35.5% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 115	< 0.1% to 0.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	605 ±203	2.1% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38 to 442	0.1% to 1.5%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	365 ±136	1.3% ±0.5	5.7% ±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 Virginia

61st of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Carroll County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Powhatan County	32,591	+7.0%
Amherst County	31,962	+2.1%
Mecklenburg County	30,747	+1.5%
Fredericksburg city	30,393	+8.6%
King George County	29,646	+10.5%
Carroll County	29,299	+0.5%
Goochland County	29,187	+17.4%
Fluvanna County	28,975	+6.2%
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%

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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