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Demographics
Named in 1828 for Charles Carroll, signer of the
Declaration of Independence
| Carroll County is one of about 3,141 counties and
county equivalents in the United States. It has 372.3 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 55.1 per square mile. In the
last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 13.7%. On the
2000 census form, 99.5% of the population reported only one race,
with 0.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of
this county is 2.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household
size is 2.59 persons compared to an average family size of 3.04
persons.
In 2006 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had
an average wage per job of $31,748. Per capita income grew by 11.8%
between 1995 and 2005 (adjusted for inflation). |
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People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Rank in U.S. |
Industry Overview (2004)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
Rank in U.S. |
| Population (2005) |
20,426 |
1792 |
Covered Employment |
5,291 |
1943 |
| Growth (%) since 1990 |
8.6% |
1694 |
Avg wage per job |
$25,216 |
2096 |
| Households (2000) |
7,718 |
1776 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
36.8% |
137 |
| Labor Force (persons) (2005) |
10,581 |
1704 |
Avg wage per job |
$29,877 |
1936 |
| Unemployment Rate (2005) |
5.1 |
1540 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
0.8% |
2401 |
| Per Capita Personal Income (2004) |
$28,199 |
922 |
Avg wage per job |
$34,108 |
1668 |
| Median Household Income (2003) |
$44,589 |
495 |
Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
N/A |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
7.5 |
2871 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
N/A |
| H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
83.2 |
905 |
Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.5% |
1503 |
| Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
12.9 |
1,923 |
Avg wage per job |
$26,651 |
2433 |
Stats courtesy of
STATS Indiana, a web service
of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley
School of Business at
http://www.stats.indiana.edu/uspr/a/us_profile_frame.html
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