About Carrollton

Carrollton is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,618 people and just one neighborhood, Carrollton is the 173rd largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Carrollton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.1% of Carrollton's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Carrollton is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carrollton who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.91%), sales jobs (11.48%), and management occupations (5.82%).

Carrollton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Carrollton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.86% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Carrollton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Carrollton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Carrollton ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 7.34% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carrollton in 2000 was $13,175, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $52,700 for a family of four.

Carrollton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carrollton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carrollton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carrollton include Irish and English.

The most common language spoken in Carrollton is English.