Carrollton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 133,820 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Carrollton is the 26th largest community in Texas.

Carrollton real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Carrollton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Carrollton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about Carrollton, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Carrollton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Carrollton, 42.13% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Carrollton in 2022 was $46,879, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,516 for a family of four. However, Carrollton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Carrollton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carrollton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Carrollton's cultural character, accounting for 27.48% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Carrollton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.