Carrollton, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
133,740
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.2
2.08% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.13%
4.07% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$101,396
2.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$381,000
7.75% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
78,588
0.219% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Carrollton, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.1% of the residents in Carrollton, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Carrollton, TX are Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas (165 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Carrollton, TX was $381,000, and the homeownership rate was 58.5%.

Most people in Carrollton, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Carrollton, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Carrollton, TX is home to a population of 134k people, from which 86.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.9% of Carrollton, TX residents were born outside of the country (37.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.1k people) in Carrollton, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 18.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.1%
2024 Citizenship
86.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.1% of Carrollton, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carrollton, TX was 86.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carrollton, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    50.1k ± 2.01k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    23.7k ± 1.61k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    18.6k ± 2.18k
32.3%
Hispanic Population
43.2k people

In 2024, there were 2.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.1k people) in Carrollton, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 23.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 18.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

32.3% of the people in Carrollton, TX are hispanic (43.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carrollton, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

27.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
37.3k people
26.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
35.6k people

As of 2024, 27.9% of Carrollton, TX residents (37.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carrollton, TX was 26.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,423 ± 398
  2. Vietnam
    1,144 ± 217
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    704 ± 174

Carrollton, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Carrollton, TX employs 78.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carrollton, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,162 people), Retail Trade (8,784 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,048 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($91,960), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,358), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($84,205).

Employment

Occupations

78.6k
2024 Value
± 2,652
0.219%
1 Year growth
± 4.64%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carrollton, TX grew at a rate of 0.219%, from 78.4k employees to 78.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carrollton, TX, are Management Occupations (9,912 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,086 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,721 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carrollton, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

78.6k
2024 Value
± 2,652
0.219%
1 Year growth
± 4.64%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carrollton, TX grew at a rate of 0.219%, from 78.4k employees to 78.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carrollton, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,162 people), Retail Trade (8,784 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,048 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carrollton, TX, though some of these residents may live in Carrollton, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,565
Median earning men ± $2,346
$47,720
Median earning women ± $2,471

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,192), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,395), and Information ($81,436).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,763), and Information ($72,083).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Carrollton, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Carrollton, TX awarded 165 degrees. The student population of Carrollton, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9 male students and 313 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Carrollton, TX are White (67 and 40.6%), Hispanic or Latino (51 and 30.9%), Black or African American (28 and 17%), and Two or More Races (9 and 5.45%).

The largest universities in Carrollton, TX by number of degrees awarded are Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas (165 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Carrollton, TX are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (91 and 55.2%), General Cosmetology (74 and 44.8%), and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 322 students enrolled in Carrollton, TX, 2.8% men and 97.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 121 records, of which 95.9% were women and 4.13% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
91 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Carrollton, TX was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 91 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Carrollton, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
165 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas with 165 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 5 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Carrollton, TX, which is 0.0313 times less than the 160 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 67 degrees mean that there were 1.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 51 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Carrollton, TX was $381,000 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $353,600 to $381,000, a 7.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Carrollton, TX is 58.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carrollton, TX have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carrollton, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$381,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,753
$30,442
Median Property Taxes
±$1,197

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carrollton, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carrollton, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

58.5%
Homeownership
2024
65%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.5% of the housing units in Carrollton, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$101,396
Median Household Income
± $2,668
52k
Number of Households
± 1,907

In 2024, the median household income of the 52k households in Carrollton, TX grew to $101,396 from the previous year's value of $99,115.

The following chart displays the households in Carrollton, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carrollton, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.7%)
  3. Carpooled (9.92%)

In 2024, 65.1% of workers in Carrollton, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.92%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carrollton, TX have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.575% of the workforce in Carrollton, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carrollton, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carrollton, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carrollton, TX (9.49k out of 133k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carrollton, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.4% of the population of Carrollton, TX has health coverage, with 55.5% on employee plans, 7.44% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.78% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.6%
Uninsured
55.5%
Employer Coverage
7.44%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
0.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carrollton, TX grew by 1.18% from 15.4% to 15.6%.

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