Carroll County

Carroll County has 28,641 residents across 12 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $51,787, 26% below the Tennessee figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $142,400, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

28,641residentsACS 2020–2024

$51,787median household incomeTennessee: $70K

$142,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

81%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Carroll County in TennesseeZIP codes in Carroll County highlighted; the rest of Tennessee in grey

Map of Tennessee with Carroll County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 12 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
38201	10,472	$48K	$171K	72%	20%	80%	25 min
38220	1,720	$47K	$104K	85%	13%	88%	32 min
38235	199	$64K	$104K	73%	19%	87%	29 min
38258	1,445	$51K	$100K	71%	18%	89%	40 min
38317	2,584	$42K	$116K	81%	11%	63%	28 min
38318	404	$108K	$156K	94%	27%	77%	24 min
38321	2,397	$56K	$158K	83%	15%	87%	38 min
38342	1,183	$38K	$101K	70%	10%	76%	29 min
38344	8,931	$54K	$152K	71%	23%	86%	27 min
38348	975	$53K	$98K	78%	2%	79%	33 min
38387	407	$61K	$178K	84%	15%	77%	43 min
38390	1,170	$48K	$136K	95%	13%	76%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

28,641 residents in 11,541 households, next to the Tennessee figure.

22%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

49%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

13,100 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,400 (±$10,435).

75%

of households own their home

74%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

12%

of housing units are vacant

$755

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20197%

2000–200911%

1990–199916%

1980–198910%

1970–197916%

1960–196915%

1950–19599%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,267.

$51,787

median household income

17.0%

of people live below the poverty line

4.5%

unemployment rate

18%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

19%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

81%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates