Median Household Income
$50,135
Median Home Value
$168,200
Median Gross Rent
$739/mo
Poverty Rate
17.1%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Homeownership Rate
75.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
20.6%
Median Age
45.9
Population Over Time
Carter County shrank 1.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
57,298
2016
56,707
2018
56,391
2020
56,452
2022
56,315
2024
56,712
Business & Industry
Carter County has 751 business establishments employing 9,177 people.
Other services (except public administration)
124
Health care and social assistance
87
Accommodation and food services
81
Construction
72
Finance and insurance
54
Professional, scientific, and technical services
38
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
37
Real estate and rental and leasing
27
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.