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Carroll County, Mississippi has a population of 9,686 across 628 square miles, down 6.3 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $147.6 m in 2024, 109 establishments operate here.
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Carroll County
How many people live in Carroll County
- Population9,686
- Households4,258
- Average household size2.27
- Median household income$59,327
- Median age48.6
- Median gross rent$662 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$109,600
- Home value to household income1.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over7,483
- Population under 181,675
- Share under 1817.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,421
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 645,590
- Civilian labor force4,078
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over50.9 percent
- Rank by population among Mississippi counties69th of 82
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2513th
Carroll County is the 69th largest of 82 Mississippi counties by population. A median home costs 1.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.0 percent against 17.3 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carroll County
Is Carroll County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-6.26 percent
- Census 2020 base population10,004
- Births, 202470
- Deaths, 2024167
- Natural change, 2024-97
- Net domestic migration, 2024-55
- Net international migration, 2024-1
- Total net migration, 2024-56
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-208
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3059th
The county has lost 6.26 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Carroll County
Where people moving to Carroll County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving226
- People arriving, from those returns464
- Adjusted gross income arriving$11.6 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$51,115
- Largest single originCarroll County Non-migrants (3,308 households)
- Largest single destination (3,308 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Non-migrants | 3,308 | 6,918 | $200.3 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 71 | 132 | $3.5 m |
| Leflore County | 61 | 133 | $3.3 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 44 | 79 | $1.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 44 | 79 | $1.8 m |
| Grenada County | 29 | 68 | $1.8 m |
| Montgomery County | 21 | 52 | $1.1 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Carroll County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Carroll County
What the Carroll County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$147.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$135.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20249.3 percent
- GDP change over five years22.5 percent
- Rank by GDP among Mississippi counties78th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2987th
- GDP per resident$15,234
Output grew 9.3 percent in the latest year and 22.5 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Carroll County
Who employs people in Carroll County
- Covered employment, annual average1,042
- Establishments reporting136
- Average annual pay$41,525
- Average weekly wage$799
- Sector 23, employment163
- Sector 23, average annual pay$59,317
- Sector 31-33, employment140
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$49,200
- Sector 44-45, employment65
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$25,238
- Sector 48-49, employment29
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$53,705
- Sector 56, employment22
- Sector 81, employment9
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 23 | 163 | 23 | $59,317 |
| Sector 31-33 | 140 | 5 | $49,200 |
| Sector 44-45 | 65 | 20 | $25,238 |
| Sector 48-49 | 29 | 7 | $53,705 |
| Sector 56 | 22 | 7 | $33,842 |
| Sector 81 | 9 | 4 | $38,470 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 163 jobs, 15.6 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Carroll County
What businesses operate in Carroll County
- Establishments, all industries109
- Employment at those establishments627
- Annual payroll$20.8 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents11.3
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Carroll County
How big is Carroll County
- Land area628 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Mississippi counties30th of 82
- Width, east to west30.6 mi
- Height, north to south31.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land15
- Establishments per square mile0.17
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Carroll County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Carroll County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population9,686
- Households4,258
- Average household size2.27
- Median household income$59,327
- Median age48.6
Common questions
Carroll County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carroll County, Mississippi?
9,686, in 4,258 households, ranking 69th of 82 Mississippi counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Carroll County growing?
The population has fallen 6.26 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 70 births against 167 deaths, with net migration of -56. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Carroll County?
$59,327. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,600, which is 1.8 times income, and median gross rent is $662 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Carroll County?
109 establishments, employing 627 people with an annual payroll of $20.8 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Carroll County?
Average annual pay is $41,525, or $799 a week, across 1,042 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Carroll County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Carroll County come from?
The largest single origin is Carroll County Non-migrants, with 3,308 households. Arriving households report an average income of $51,115 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Carroll County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Carroll County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.