| Official Name: | Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Carroll Valley |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania and the United States |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ronald J. Harris |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1974 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.93 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.19 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.38 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3940 |
| Population Density Km2: | 282.91 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 732.75 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7478°N -77.3789°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 807 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 17320 (Fairfield) |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-11472 |
Carroll Valley is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,940 at the 2020 census.[2]
Carroll Valley is located at 39.7478°N -77.3789°W (39.747668, -77.378846).[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.5sqmi, of which 5.4sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (1.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,291 people, 1,176 households, and 952 families residing in the borough. The population density was 610.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of 233.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.81% White, 0.61% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 1,176 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $54,659, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $40,135 versus $27,090 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,286. About 1.7% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
Carroll Valley Borough has three lakes (two offer public fishing and boating), two recreation areas, several auxiliary playing fields and a pavilion with picnic area. Carroll Commons hosts a large playground, picnic area and a pavilion. The park has a beach volleyball court, basketball court, bocce court, horseshoe pits, and shuffle board. Public restroom facilities are open from dawn to dusk daily on the Commons grounds from April 15 until October 1.