Carroll County, Ohio

Carroll County has a population of 26,659 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,100, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $64,835.

Home price
$183,100
Income
$64,835
Population
26,659
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,100county
Median gross rent$863county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198059.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,086county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$846county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,371county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$64,835county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%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 home7.9%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government10.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$68,384county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.94%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time31.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport380232county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station22 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths22.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher16.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2824county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible50.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.8%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population26,659county
Land area in square miles395county
People per square mile of land67.5county
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 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person28.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages5.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents217county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in653county
Households that moved away709county
Average income of arriving households$54,911county
Average income of departing households$54,748county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing130 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days186 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use898 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.4%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.1%county
Homes heated by wood8.3%county
Households with broadband78.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk42.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.0county
Landslide risk80.3county
Hail risk54.0county
Earthquake risk27.0county
Tornado risk28.0county
Tropical cyclone risk36.2county
Extreme heat risk34.2county
Winter weather risk25.1county
Strong wind risk27.4county
Wildfire risk24.7county

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

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