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EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, the leading industry for Carroll County’s employed population 16 years and older was manufacturing, representing a quarter of all jobs followed by Education, 16.3%, and Arts/Entertainment at 13.9%7. Not surprising, the most common occupations were those related to production, transportation, and material …

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LANGUAGE PRIMARY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME The primary language spoken at home in Carroll County is English, representing more than 95% of households4. Indo-European languages represent those languages spoken mostly in Europe and areas of European settlement and in much of Southwest and South Asia. They include well known languages such as Iranian, Greek, German, …

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NATIVITY PLACE OF BIRTH Of Carroll County residents born in the United States, 98.6%, only 67.7% of the population was born in Kentucky4. Another 30.9% were born within the United States and migrated to Kentucky4. Foreign born residents represent only 1.3% of the population4. “1 in 3 people in Carroll County were born outside of …

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GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, nearly 83% of Carroll County residents one year and over were living in the same house twelve months earlier; more than 14% moved within Carroll County from one housing unit to another; and less than 3% moved in from another county within …

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HOUSEHOLDS OCCUPANCY According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, Carroll County has an average percentage, 65.8%, of owner-occupied housing as compared with the Commonwealth and national averages at 67.6% and 64.4% respectively5. Another 34.2% of homes in Carroll County are occupied by renters from both commercial and private owners which mirrors the state rate5. “Home ownership …

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HOUSEHOLDS SIZE The 2020 ACS 5-year estimates there are 4,176 total households in Carroll County4. The average owner-occupied household size of 2.51 persons per household is smaller than the Commonwealth and national averages at 2.55 and 2.69 respectively5.  Carroll County’s average household size is in line with the average household size in Kentucky. At Risk …

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RACE AND ETHNICITY Photo courtesy of Pew Research Center The primary racial composition of Carroll County is white. According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, over 90% of Carroll County selected “White Alone” as their race compared to 86.2% and 70.4% in the Commonwealth and nation overall3. Population by Race Races other than White, Black, …

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POPULATION TRENDS GROWTH Over the last 100 years, Carroll County’s population trends have seen a steady rate of growth with brief periods of minimal recession. In comparison to Kentucky, Carroll County’s rate of growth is much slower than the overall state growth rate, representing a 100-year growth rate of approximately 32% compared with 95% in …

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AGE AND GENDER MEDIAN AGE AND AGE DEPENDENCY According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, Carroll County had a total population of 10,691; 5,489/51% male and 5,202/49% female1. The median age is 38.7 years which is an increase of .2 from previous years1. Nearly 26% of the population is under 18 years of age and …

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