Cedartown is a city of 10,227 people in Georgia. This skews young, with a median age of 29.5. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 55% less than in Georgia as a whole. The poverty rate is 30.7%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,754, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cedartown
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.5 → 29.5(−8.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants59.9% → 43.3%(−16.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share3.1% → 29.4%(+26.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Polk County
Cedartown's population equals 23% of Polk County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 50% 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)19.5%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)61.5%(161)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.8%(120)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.2%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 262 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
Cedartown, decade by decade
Cedartown 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
7,978
$40,914
$89,283
8.6%
50.1
2000
9,470
$44,743
$127,698
9.2%
74.4
2010
9,750
$43,003
$157,236
10.2%
80.4
2020
10,190
$35,856
$132,233
17.1%
81.9
2024
10,227
$34,754
$147,200
15.0%
83.2
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.
