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Carroll, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Carroll is a Census city of 10,208 people across 6.01 square miles of land, in Carroll County. Median household income is $69,706, 71.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carroll
What Carroll is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,698
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carroll
How many people live in Carroll
- Population10,208
- Median age43.6
- Population under 182,204
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,456
- Share 65 and over24.1 percent
- Households4,696
- Family households2,476
- Share of households that are families52.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carroll
Income and work in Carroll
- Median household income$69,706
- Per capita income$42,789
- Civilian labor force5,231
- Employed5,101
- Unemployed130 plus or minus 122
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over7,429
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carroll
- Housing units4,965
- Occupied units4,696
- Vacant units269 plus or minus 143
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied3,371
- Renter occupied1,325
- Ownership rate71.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$722
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent
- Single family units3,926
- Share single family79.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,002 plus or minus 267
- Share in buildings of two or more20.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carroll gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,763
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,860
- Share commuting under 15 minutes81.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more399 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Drove alone82.8 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carroll
SBA loans in Carroll (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,848,000
- Average approval$962,000
- Median approval$321,500
- Largest approval$3,180,000
- Jobs supported71
- Jobs per approval17.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term94 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carroll, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Carroll (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,683,000
- Average approval$368,300
- Median approval$251,000
- Largest approval$1,208,000
- Jobs supported129
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carroll, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Carroll
- NFIP communityCity of Carroll
- NFIP community number190041
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/15/17
The City of Carroll participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190041 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carroll County, not Carroll
Carroll County context, not Carroll figures
- Establishments in Carroll County827
- Covered employment, Carroll County10,978
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$50,662
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County34
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carroll.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carroll questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carroll, Iowa?
10,208, in 4,696 households. Carroll city covers 6.01 square miles of land, which is 1,698 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carroll in?
Carroll County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carroll?
$69,706. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,700. Median gross rent is $722 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carroll businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $321,500, plus 10 504 approvals worth $3.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carroll, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carroll borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carroll. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Carroll in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carroll appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carroll, city of, community 190041, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carroll figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carroll.
Is zoning published for Carroll?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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