Comprehensive development plan

1) Per Capita Personal Income

In 2003, Carroll County had an average per capita personal income (PCPI) of $21,476. This PCPI ranked 84^th in the state and was 63.7 percent of the state average ($33,730) and 68.2 percent of the national average ($31,472). The county’s average annual growth rate of PCPI over the past 10 years was 3.6 percent, while the average annual growth rate for Virginia was 4.5 percent. Southwest Virginia has a tradition of income below the state average, and these figures indicate that Carroll County is falling further behind the state in income levels.

2) Household Income

In Carroll County, 13.9 percent of households had incomes less than $10,000 and just over a quarter of the households had annual incomes ranging from $10,000 to $24,999. In contrast, 22.8 percent of the households in the county have incomes exceeding $50,000. Table IV-D provides data on household income in the county.

Table IV-D
Household Income
Carroll County
2000
By Income Category
Income Category	Households	Percent
Less than $10,000	1,693	13.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,068	8.8%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,258	18.5%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,912	15.7%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,479	20.3%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,882	15.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	473	3.9%
$100,000 or greater	423	3.5%
TOTAL	12,188	100.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census

3) Poverty Income

Another indicator of income distribution is poverty status of the population. Tables IV-E and IV-F provide data on persons and families below the poverty level for the county with comparative data for the state.

As shown by the data in Table IV-E, the overall “poverty rate” in Carroll County is slightly higher than the rate in the Commonwealth. The disparity is particularly strong when one looks at the groups with persons age 65 and over and families with female householder. Female householder families with children under eighteen is the family group with the highest poverty rate, with 41.5 percent living in poverty.

Table IV-E
Poverty Status
Carroll County and Virginia
1999
By Population Group
Group	Carroll County			Virginia
	All persons for whom poverty status was determined	Number below poverty level	Percent below poverty level	Percent below poverty level
All Persons	29,083	3,623	12.5%	9.6%
Persons 65 & up	4,909	691	14.1%	9.5%
All Families	8,821	767	8.7%	7.0%
Families with children under eighteen	3,630	481	13.3%	11.4%
Families with female householder	971	311	32.0%	23.0%
Female householder with children under eighteen	595	247	41.5%	29.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census