Carrollton is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Carrollton enrolled in college, Carrollton has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
The overall education level of Carrollton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.12% of adults in Carrollton have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Carrollton in 2022 was $30,143, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,572 for a family of four. However, Carrollton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carrollton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.15% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Carrollton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carrollton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carrollton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carrollton include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Carrollton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
