Texas · Census place 4813024

Carrollton, Texas

Carrollton is a city in 3 counties of Texas with an estimated 135,456 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 27th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
135,456
#27 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020
+1.4%
+1,894 people
Land area
36.7 sq mi
+ 0.77 sq mi water
Density
3,695 / sq mi
State median 1,561
Orange pin: Carrollton. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Austin.

Carrollton population, 2020 to 2024

Carrollton added 1,894 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.4%. In the latest year it moved by +1,413. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 259th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Carrollton is 8.8 times that size.

133.6k2020133.6k2021134.2k2022134.0k2023135.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 133,440. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Carrollton covers 36.66 square miles of land and 0.77 of water, for 3,695 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Carrollton is denser than the typical town.

The 3 counties Carrollton spans

Carrollton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 135,456 residents as follows; Denton County holds 61.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Denton County83,516
  2. 02Dallas County51,247
  3. 03Collin County693
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Carrollton

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Carrollton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 75006, 75007, 75010. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Carrollton is

The Census internal point of Carrollton is at 32.989400, -96.899900. Austin, the capital, is 194.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lewisville, TX (135,983 people), 6.0 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 147 m (482 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
32.989400, -96.899900
DMS
32°59'21.84"N 96°53'59.64"W
UTM
14N 696224.1E 3652070.4N
Geohash
9vg5dvx9h
Plus code
8645X4Q2+Q2
Time zone
America/Chicago

Daylight in Carrollton

At 32.99° N, Carrollton gets about 14 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Carrollton daylight page.

Places near Carrollton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Addison, 4.2 miles away, with 17,257 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carrollton, TX?

135,456 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,894 (1.4%) from 133,562 in July 2020.

What county is Carrollton in?

It spans 3 counties: Denton County (83,516 residents), Dallas County (51,247 residents), Collin County (693 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Carrollton?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 75006, 75007, 75010.

How far is Carrollton from Austin?

194.0 miles (312.2 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Carrollton.

What is the nearest larger city to Carrollton?

Lewisville, TX, with 135,983 residents, 6.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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