Carroll County, KY Population

Overview

10,808

Total Population

38.3

Median age

48.58%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

732

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Carroll County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Carroll County is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carroll County's population under 18 was 26.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carroll County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carroll County, 22.35% were under the age of 15, 18.17% aged 15 to 29, 44.10% aged 30 to 64, 14.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 308 less females than males in Carroll County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.58% females and 51.42% males in Carroll County, KY.
The Carroll County, KY gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 569.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 416.

Carroll County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Carroll County population: 89.66% are White, 3.48% are Black or African American, 3.47% are some other race and 3.40% are multiracial.
Carroll County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 732 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,076 (93.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carroll County is White with a population of 9,69 (89.66% of the total population).

Carroll County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,994 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Carroll County's population increased by 625 (6.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carroll County's population increased by 30 (0.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Carroll County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,181.