Carroll County, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Carroll County, Ohio has a population of 26,659 across 395 square miles, down 0.9 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $1.82 bn in 2024, 464 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 56 7(a) approvals worth $8.9 m.
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Carroll County
How many people live in Carroll County
- Population26,659
- Households11,206
- Average household size2.38
- Median household income$64,835
- Median age45.6
- Median gross rent$863 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$183,100
- Home value to household income2.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over19,291
- Population under 185,450
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over5,954
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6415,255
- Civilian labor force12,046
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over56.8 percent
- Rank by population among Ohio counties80th of 88
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1592nd
Carroll County is the 80th largest of 88 Ohio counties by population. A median home costs 2.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 22.3 percent against 20.4 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-0.95 percent
- Census 2020 base population26,715
- Births, 2024230
- Deaths, 2024405
- Natural change, 2024-175
- Net domestic migration, 2024-126
- Net international migration, 20247
- Total net migration, 2024-119
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024402
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2173rd
The county has lost 0.95 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 arriving703
- People arriving, from those returns1,340
- Adjusted gross income arriving$38.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$55,166
- Largest single originCarroll County Non-migrants (10,340 households)
- Largest single destination (10,340 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Non-migrants | 10,340 | 20,684 | $673.9 m |
| Stark County | 236 | 449 | $11.0 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 148 | 303 | $8.5 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 90 | 171 | $7.5 m |
| Tuscarawas County | 84 | 136 | $3.9 m |
| Other flows - South | 80 | 165 | $4.0 m |
| Columbiana County | 51 | 94 | $2.0 m |
| Other flows - Northeast | 36 | 76 | $2.5 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$1.82 bn
- County GDP, 2023$1.87 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-2.3 percent
- GDP change over five years60.4 percent
- Rank by GDP among Ohio counties65th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1359th
- GDP per resident$68,384
Output grew -2.3 percent in the latest year and 60.4 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 average6,093
- Establishments reporting556
- Average annual pay$48,590
- Average weekly wage$934
- Sector 31-33, employment921
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$60,221
- Sector 44-45, employment797
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$33,738
- Sector 23, employment589
- Sector 23, average annual pay$64,541
- Sector 72, employment508
- Sector 72, average annual pay$17,862
- Sector 48-49, employment383
- Sector 81, employment187
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 921 | 35 | $60,221 |
| Sector 44-45 | 797 | 64 | $33,738 |
| Sector 23 | 589 | 76 | $64,541 |
| Sector 72 | 508 | 49 | $17,862 |
| Sector 48-49 | 383 | 25 | $72,249 |
| Sector 81 | 187 | 41 | $29,290 |
| Sector 21 | 150 | 12 | $82,881 |
| Sector 56 | 147 | 30 | $32,726 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 921 jobs, 15.1 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 industries464
- Employment at those establishments5,301
- Annual payroll$239.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents17.4
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
What is being built in Carroll County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Carroll County
How much SBA lending happens in Carroll County
- 7(a) approvals recorded56
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$8.9 m
- Average 7(a) approval$158,298
- Median 7(a) approval$50,000
- 10th percentile approval$19,000
- 90th percentile approval$209,700
- Largest single approval$3,075,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)159
- Jobs per approval2.8
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active12
- Distinct industries receiving approvals34
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer5.4 percent
- Loans on real estate terms3
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter51
- Franchise loans1
- Franchise share of approvals1.8 percent
- Leading industry by approval countResidential Remodelers (7)
- Most active lenderThe Huntington National Bank (41)
- 504 approvals recorded5
- 504 gross approval dollars$2.0 m
- Average 504 approval$390,400
- Median 504 approval$159,000
- Distinct CDCs active2
- 504 jobs per approval9.4
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved24.1
- Most active CDCCascade Capital Corporation (3)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals91.8 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$10.8 m
The average approval of $158,298 sits well above the median of $50,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 5.4 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Carroll County
Do SBA loans in Carroll County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded14
- Paid in full14
- Charged off0
- Charge off rate on resolved loans0.0 percent
- Status: Paid in full14
- Status: Exempt from disclosure39
- Status: Cancelled3
Of the 14 loans that have reached a final outcome, 0.0 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Carroll County
Which parts of Carroll County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending6
- Carrollton, approvals34
- Malvern, approvals9
- MECHANICSTOWN, approvals6
- Dellroy, approvals3
- Minerva, approvals3
- MAGNOLIA, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | 34 | $7,302,800 |
| Malvern | 9 | $550,700 |
| MECHANICSTOWN | 6 | $299,100 |
| Dellroy | 3 | $347,600 |
| Minerva | 3 | $289,500 |
| MAGNOLIA | 1 | $75,000 |
Carrollton accounts for 34 approvals against 9 in Malvern. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Carroll County
How big is Carroll County
- Land area395 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Ohio counties84th of 88
- Width, east to west24.1 mi
- Height, north to south20.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land67
- Establishments per square mile1.17
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.
Carroll County
What hazards affect Carroll County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book8
- Of those, participating in the NFIP7
- NFIP participation rate87.5 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
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.
- 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.
- Population26,659
- Households11,206
- Average household size2.38
- Median household income$64,835
- Median age45.6
Common questions
Carroll County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carroll County, Ohio?
26,659, in 11,206 households, ranking 80th of 88 Ohio counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Carroll County growing?
The population has fallen 0.95 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 230 births against 405 deaths, with net migration of -119. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Carroll County?
$64,835. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,100, which is 2.8 times income, and median gross rent is $863 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Carroll County?
464 establishments, employing 5,301 people with an annual payroll of $239.9 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 $48,590, or $934 a week, across 6,093 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Carroll County?
56 7(a) approvals totalling $8.9 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, with a median approval of $50,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.0 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Carroll County get paid back?
Of the 14 loans that have reached a final outcome, 14 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
What is being built in Carroll County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Carroll County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 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 10,340 households. Arriving households report an average income of $55,166 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.