Carroll County, Maryland

Interactive maps and statistics for Carroll County, Maryland: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Maryland and the United States.

Carroll County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for median household income (61st of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	175,321	6,206,011	334,922,499	391st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$118,211	$103,678	$80,734	61st of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	39.4	38.9	1711th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.7%	43.4%	35.7%	261st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$434,000	$419,900	$332,700	217th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,427	$1,705	$1,413	290th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.4%	12.5%	3158th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.9%	5.2%	2247th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	391.7	639.1	n/a	411th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	16.6%	14.1%	896th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	689th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.3%	67.6%	65.2%	157th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.4	31.1	26.4	146th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.3%	19.3%	15.1%	248th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.7%	n/a	n/a	3054th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.5%	46.2%	46.9%	117th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.2%	n/a	n/a	364th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.1	67.7	61.4

Age in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	41.3	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	64,285	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	74.1%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.1%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,124	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.6%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.2%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.1%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.8%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	66,768	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.4%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.5%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.7%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.7%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,934	$4,093	n/a

Education in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.4%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.0%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.7%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.6%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.9%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.8%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.1%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Carroll County, Maryland

Statistic	Carroll County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.5%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.1%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.1%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	16.9%	16.7%

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