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SheetGA-CARROLLTON-GA · Carrollton, GA 27,058 pop · income 22nd pct · 28 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Carrollton
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Carrollton on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Union City · lowest
47,635
Union City · lowest
47,635 median HH income
33.9% of the leader · rank #1
Metropolis · near
51,548
Metropolis · near
51,548 median HH income
36.7% of the leader · rank #2
Jackson · near
51,552
Jackson · near
51,552 median HH income
36.7% of the leader · rank #3
Carrollton · this city
51,553
Carrollton · this city
51,553 median HH income
36.7% of the leader · rank #4
Woolrich · near
51,556
Woolrich · near
51,556 median HH income
36.7% of the leader · rank #5
Huron · near
51,556
Huron · near
51,556 median HH income
36.7% of the leader · rank #6
Decatur · highest
140,480
Decatur · highest
140,480 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Carrollton on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 27,058.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Carrollton - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Carrollton lands in the 22nd percentile for household income and the 34th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
22nd
percentile, household income
62nd
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
34th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Carrollton, GA
27,058 people live in Carrollton, Georgia - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Carrollton brings in $51,553 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 22.3%. Typical homes in Carrollton are valued around $283,100, and the median resident age is 27.5 years. 33.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 59.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 115 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 26% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1927.2 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 61.3°F with 53.5 inches of precipitation per year and 0.6 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: the state registers 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,203 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Carrollton workers runs 17.9 minutes, with 70.2% driving alone and 11.0% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 39.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Carrollton's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to within-city variation to population change to housing and income to schools and households to climate and hazard context to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Carrollton, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Carrollton?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Pooler (27,235 residents, $91,497 income); Union City (27,300 residents, $47,635 income); Sugar Hill (25,285 residents, $99,479 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are West Linn, OR (27,065 residents); Kahului, HI (27,068 residents); Gladstone, MO (27,069 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can 28 Census tracts reveal inside Carrollton?
PlainCities matches 28 Census tracts to this city.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
Is Carrollton growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,289 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 115 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
How far does income reach against housing in Carrollton?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 22.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Carrollton?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 12 public schools within the city match. 33.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
22.3%
Bachelor's degree+
33.2%
Matched public schools
12
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What physical conditions frame life in Carrollton?
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 61.3°F, with 53.5 inches of precipitation and 0.6 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Georgia is 39.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
39.5
Annual precipitation
53.5 in
Mean temperature
61.3°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the journey to work look like in Carrollton?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.9 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
70.2%
Work from home
11.0%
Public transit
0.2%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 12,553 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Carrollton?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1927.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 15% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1927.2
Violent rate
156.5
Property rate
1770.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Low income · poverty 22.3% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
D
City profile score · Carrollton, GA
40/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share C+
33.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime C
157 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$51,553
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
22.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Carrollton profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 63/100 (C+) · 33.2%
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Violent crime: 57/100 (C) · 157 /100k
Household income: 22/100 (F) · $51,553
Poverty rate: 9/100 (F) · 22.3%
Where Carrollton sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Carrollton's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Carrollton highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Carrollton, GA (this city): home $283,100, crime 1,927/100k
West Linn, OR : home $733,300, crime 834/100k
Gladstone, MO : home $217,900, crime 2,073/100k
Round Lake Beach, IL : home $191,200, crime 983/100k
Lemoore, CA : home $319,200, crime 1,494/100k
Wooster, OH : home $198,400, crime 2,351/100k
Pooler, GA : home $289,000, crime 1,796/100k
Decatur, GA : home $655,900, crime 2,401/100k
McDonough, GA : home $285,800, crime 2,960/100k
Chamblee, GA : home $407,900, crime 4,179/100k
How does Carrollton compare to other US cities?
Carrollton measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income22% higher than other cities
Home value62% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety34% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Georgia, Carrollton ranks #86 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Carrollton against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Carrollton near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Carrollton ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Carrollton only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#336 of 610
45th percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#105 of 577
82nd percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#155 of 637
76th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#117 of 638
82nd percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
22nd percentile nationally for median household income · 34th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Carrollton's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Carrollton's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Carrollton's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$283,10038th percentilemore affordable than 38% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Carrollton's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,567 of 15,516
More affordable than 13% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,810 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 5.5×, Carrollton sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,567 of 15,516 and #2,810 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$51,553Carrollton, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Carrollton, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Carrollton, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)22.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
27,058
Median Income
$51,553
Median Home Value
$283,100
Median Age
27.5
Poverty Rate
22.3%
Labor force participation
59.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
33.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1927.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
156.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1770.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
61.3°F
Annual Precipitation
53.5"
Annual Snowfall
0.6"
Schools
Total Schools
12
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Carrollton's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
26,636 residents
2021
26,105 residents
2022
26,630 residents
2023
27,106 residents
2024
27,646 residents
2025
27,925 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
115
housing units authorized
Single-Family
115
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
91
91
0
$28.0M
2020
87
87
0
$24.4M
2021
152
152
0
$45.1M
2022
154
154
0
$36.9M
2023
104
104
0
$33.9M
2024
115
115
0
$28.7M
Permit volume increased 26% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
17.9 minutes
Drive Alone
70.2%
Carpool
12.2%
Public Transit
0.2%
Walk
5.2%
Work from Home
11.0%
Other
1.2%
Based on 12,553 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Carrollton. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Carrollton is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Carrollton sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Carrollton compares to similar-size Georgia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.