CarrolltonVA
A town of 8,436, settled in 1878.
Is Carrollton a good place to live?
Carrollton grades B− overall, 170th of 249 graded towns in Virginia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 80% of Virginia towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $413K, 5 years of the Virginia Beach metro’s $82K median household income. Only 7 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on the outdoors. 28% of residents are under 18 in Carrollton, above both Virginia’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 4 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher January low than Carrollton.
Carrollton has grown 64% from 2010 to 2020
4,574 counted in 2010 and 7,498 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Carrollton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Carrollton is from typical.
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Fort Monroe National Monument and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carrollton. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National MonumentFort Monroe National Monument
21 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Williamsburg
25 mi MuseumColonial Williamsburg
14 mi MuseumMacArthur Memorial
25 mi MuseumJamestown Settlement
14 mi Stadium & arenaNorfolk ScopePhoto credits
Fort Monroe National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain
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Moving to Carrollton: who provides what
Carrollton is unincorporated, so Isle of Wight County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carrollton.
Carrollton sends most of its workers to Newport News and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has little public open land.
Most working residents commute out of Carrollton
Carrollton has 841 jobs for its 3,126 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 519 in 2013 to 841.
Most working residents leave Carrollton for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Carrollton has added 322 jobs, to 841 in 2023. The median household income in Carrollton is $111,000.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carrollton ranks healthier than 71% of the country’s towns
Against the 7,005 U.S. towns with household incomes like Carrollton’s, it is less healthy than 54%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Carrollton beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults get no exercise outside work in Carrollton.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Carrollton | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers in Carrollton
Carrollton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Carrollton’s July high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Virginia overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). 40% of Carrollton adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Carrollton | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Carrollton faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1% of Carrollton is conserved land
Just 4 of its 4,206 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Carrollton itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carrollton’s grade for cost of living is a D
The typical Carrollton home is worth about $413,000, up 1.1% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home.
| Carrollton | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,789 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 68% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Carrollton
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Carrollton
About 4 of every 100 Carrollton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Carrollton lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 17% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
About Carrollton
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Carrollton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 7,498. Carrollton is located near the southern end of the James River Bridge across from Newport News. Carrollton has recently experienced growth as a bedroom community.
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- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- ZIP code
- 23314
Questions about Carrollton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carrollton, VA a good place to live?
Carrollton grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #170 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Carrollton, VA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.