Carroll County, Kentucky

Carroll County has a population of 10,954 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $140,900, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $56,466.

Home price
$140,900
Income
$56,466
Population
10,954
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$140,900county
Median gross rent$910county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$974county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$746county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,168county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$56,466county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate23.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.8%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$224,200county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.76%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.4%county
Traffic deaths18.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1973county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible58.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,954county
Land area in square miles129county
People per square mile of land85.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person27.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents194county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in272county
Households that moved away299county
Average income of arriving households$43,529county
Average income of departing households$54,512county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing91 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,108 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.1%county
Homes heated by propane10.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.4%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk41.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.3county
Landslide risk36.5county
Hail risk11.0county
Earthquake risk35.0county
Tornado risk57.8county
Tropical cyclone risk12.9county
Extreme heat risk22.9county
Winter weather risk14.5county
Strong wind risk56.4county
Wildfire risk2.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Carroll County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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