Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County has a population of 28,641 and has grown 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $142,400, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $51,787.

Home price
$142,400
Income
$51,787
Population
28,641
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$142,400county
Median gross rent$755county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$746county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,151county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$51,787county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$33,145county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 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 station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths90.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher18.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment4364county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.9%county
Frequent mental distress21.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population28,641county
Land area in square miles598county
People per square mile of land47.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store7.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents320county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in782county
Households that moved away643county
Average income of arriving households$45,678county
Average income of departing households$39,474county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.4 incounty
Annual snowfall7.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.33 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing72 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days219 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,199 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband81.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.2county
Landslide risk70.8county
Hail risk22.7county
Earthquake risk94.4county
Tornado risk87.1county
Tropical cyclone risk52.4county
Extreme heat risk82.5county
Winter weather risk50.6county
Strong wind risk49.5county
Wildfire risk20.2county

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

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