Carrollton

Population & Demographics

Carrollton, TX

Carrollton is home to 133,740 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 76,997 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
133,740
people
Population

133,740 residents

Median age 39.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Carrollton population & demographics

Who lives in Carrollton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
133,740
Median age
39.2yrs
Median household income
$101,396
Median home value
$381,000
Median gross rent
$1,735/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.2%
Poverty rate
7.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Carrollton

How Carrollton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White37.4%
Hispanic or Latino32.3%
Asian17.7%
Black8.9%
Two or more races2.8%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Carrollton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Carrollton.

Carrollton at a glance
Employed Residents
76,997
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Carrollton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Carrollton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

60 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Carrollton

76,997 commutes, one dot at a time

Carrollton

Where 76,997 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Carrollton, by worker count.

1Dallas14.6 mi17,726
2Carrollton0.0 mi8,164
3Plano9.4 mi7,008
4Irving10.2 mi5,497
5Farmers Branch4.5 mi3,261
6Lewisville6.3 mi2,807
7Fort Worth30.3 mi2,722
8Addison4.1 mi2,672

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Carrollton.

1Dallas14.6 mi14,057
2Carrollton0.0 mi8,164
3Plano9.4 mi4,210
4Fort Worth30.3 mi3,853
5Lewisville6.3 mi3,675
6Irving10.2 mi3,555
7Frisco11.5 mi2,964
8Garland16.3 mi2,443

Top industries

The sectors that employ Carrollton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
WSWholesale Trade14.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services12.0%
MFManufacturing11.3%
COConstruction9.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.9%
RTRetail Trade7.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.3%
EDEducational Services6.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Carrollton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps6%
See all internet providers in Carrollton

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