With 24,074 people, Cartersville is a city in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 8,149 people. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 7%. 59% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 842 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,437, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cartersville
What changed most since 1990
Population12,035 → 24,074(+100%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$166,325 → $338,200(+103%)US over the same years: +67%
Cartersville's population equals 21% of Bartow County's. Its number of households without a car equals 37% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 30% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.5%(472)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22%(310)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(396)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,408 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cartersville, decade by decade
Cartersville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,035
$60,923
$166,325
14.2%
38.1
2000
15,925
$74,983
$191,638
22.5%
52.6
2010
19,731
$60,705
$247,290
23.0%
64.5
2020
23,187
$66,914
$268,588
24.4%
69.0
2024
24,074
$84,437
$338,200
28.7%
65.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
