Carrollton is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 132,918 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One thing noticeable about Carrollton, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Carrollton is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Carrollton a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The citizens of Carrollton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.26% of adults in Carrollton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carrollton in 2022 was $50,000, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,000 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 31.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carrollton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Carrollton's cultural character, accounting for 26.90% of the city’s population.

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