About Carrolltown

Carrolltown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,047 people and just one neighborhood, Carrolltown is the 849th largest community in Pennsylvania. Carrolltown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Carrolltown is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Carrolltown is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carrolltown who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.15%), sales jobs (11.30%), and management occupations (10.87%).

Despite the fact that it is a small borough, Carrolltown has quite a few people who take public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the borough for affordable transportation.

Carrolltown Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Carrolltown rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.52% of adults 25 and older in Carrolltown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Carrolltown in 2000 was $16,250, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,000 for a family of four.

The people who call Carrolltown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carrolltown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carrolltown include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, English, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Carrolltown is English.