Carroll County, Mississippi

Carroll County has a population of 9,686 and has shrunk 7.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,600, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $59,327.

Home price
$109,600
Income
$59,327
Population
9,686
Unemployment
1.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$109,600county
Median gross rent$662county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198040.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$713county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,049county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$59,327county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate17.9%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 home7.5%county
Unemployment rate1.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government23.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$15,234county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time29.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher21.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment734county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible90.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

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

Population9,686county
Land area in square miles628county
People per square mile of land15.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-7.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.0%county
Share of households that are one person37.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages1.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents460county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in201county
Households that moved away257county
Average income of arriving households$46,408county
Average income of departing households$47,883county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year8,405(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%(statewide)
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F103 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing35 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days240 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.2%county
Homes heated by propane36.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.4%county
Households with broadband78.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.2county
Landslide risk73.5county
Hail risk64.5county
Earthquake risk61.7county
Tornado risk47.3county
Tropical cyclone risk58.7county
Extreme heat risk51.6county
Winter weather risk4.4county
Strong wind risk83.1county
Wildfire risk47.1county

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 Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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