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Bartow County

Georgia · 120,800 residents (2025 est.) · 459 sq mi
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Bartow County is a county of 113,113 people in Georgia. The population is up 49% since 2000. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 5%. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,243, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Bartow County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population55,911 → 113,113 (+102%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$149,764 → $289,000 (+93%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 159 counties in Georgia

  • 23rd in household income$82,243
  • 49th in share with a bachelor's degree24.3%
  • 35th in home value$289,000
  • 121st in diversity score54.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
113,113
+49%since 2000
from 76,019 in 2000
120,800 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
246 / sq mi
+49%since 2000
from 166 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+13%since 2000
from 33.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
459 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
50K67K85K102K119K19902000201020202024Bartow County
2024113K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(6,651)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(7,161)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(7,663)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(7,435)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(6,673)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.1%(15,933)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(14,611)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.3%(15,059)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(15,407)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(10,119)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(5,086)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(1,315)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,243
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,660 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,075
+90%since 2000
from $18,989 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.3%
+25.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.415
−3%since 2010
from 0.429 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$289,000
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,268
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $575 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
27.2% rent
Vacancy rate
9.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.79 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.9%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.8%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+20%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
79
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.4%(65,644)
Black8.6%(6,558)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(2,524)
Asian0.5%(381)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic73.3%(82,917)
Black10.4%(11,818)
Hispanic / Latino10.6%(12,015)
Asian1.1%(1,203)
Other4.6%(5,160)
Diversity Score
55
+40%since 2009
from 39 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−21%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.2%(7,067)
Puerto Rican1.6%(1,779)
Central American0.9%(1,028)
Guatemalan0.4%(483)
Salvadoran0.4%(427)
Cuban0.4%(398)
Dominican0.3%(346)
Ecuadorian0.2%(234)
Colombian0.2%(219)
Venezuelan0.1%(138)
Spaniard0.1%(137)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(127)
Bolivian0.1%(62)
Honduran0%(26)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.2%(273)
Vietnamese0.2%(211)
Filipino0.2%(187)
Korean0.1%(135)
Chinese0.1%(125)
Japanese0%(42)
Taiwanese0%(39)
Pakistani0%(30)
Laotian0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(194)
Fijian0.1%(61)
Tongan0%(55)
Chamorro0%(50)
Ancestry
English12.1%(13,647)
Irish8.2%(9,315)
American8%(9,059)
German6.9%(7,768)
Scottish2.9%(3,296)
Italian2.6%(2,994)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,196)
Polish0.8%(902)
French0.7%(839)
Dutch0.6%(708)
British0.6%(642)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.5%(596)
Swedish0.5%(526)
Welsh0.4%(463)
Norwegian0.3%(303)
Danish0.2%(257)
Arab0.2%(225)
Jamaican0.1%(162)
Greek0.1%(160)
Russian0.1%(141)
Egyptian0.1%(138)
Finnish0.1%(133)
Kenyan0.1%(111)
Haitian0.1%(110)
Canadian0.1%(105)
Hungarian0.1%(75)
Guyanese0.1%(74)
Czech0.1%(73)
Ukrainian0.1%(72)
Nigerian0.1%(62)
Portuguese0.1%(57)
Brazilian0%(50)
Israeli0%(46)
Iranian0%(37)
Austrian0%(36)
Belgian0%(30)
Romanian0%(26)
Swiss0%(17)
Slovene0%(16)
Croatian0%(10)
Slovak0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.6%
+16.8 ptssince 2000
from 71.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.0%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.4 min
+33%since 2000
from 22.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.3%
−11.9 ptssince 2009
from 87.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.1%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.3%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2011
from 63.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 71.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2012
from 12.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 19.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.8%
+9.5 ptssince 2017
from 78.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 92.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 86.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 92.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 6.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.2%(13,649)
Married55.4%(25,010)
Widowed4.1%(1,832)
Divorced10.3%(4,647)
Women 15+
Never married25%(11,621)
Married55.8%(25,929)
Widowed8.1%(3,753)
Divorced11.2%(5,197)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 19.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 56.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 65.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)25.9%(1,621)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(1,968)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(2,013)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(185)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,247 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

Bartow County, decade by decade

Bartow County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199055,911$66,131$149,7649.0%23.8
200076,019$79,533$168,86714.1%30.7
2010100,157$70,801$211,18216.5%43.6
2020108,901$74,208$216,34919.8%54.4
2024113,113$82,243$289,00024.3%54.8

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bartow County, Georgia?

Bartow County, Georgia has about 113,113 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bartow County, Georgia?

The typical household in Bartow County, Georgia earns about $82,243 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bartow County, Georgia expensive?

In Bartow County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $289,000, and the typical rent is about $1,268 a month.

How educated are people in Bartow County, Georgia?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Bartow County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bartow County, Georgia?

About 10.3% of people in Bartow County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bartow County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Bartow County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 57,202 residents, a change of about 102 percent over that period.

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